A Ducking They Did Go
A Ducking They Did Go is a 1939 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 38th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges botch an attempt to steal a watermelon from a deliveryman (Cy Schindell), which lands them in trouble with a cop (William Irving). The trio winds up at the offices of the Canvas Back Duck Club, a hunting club run by conmen Blackie (Lynton Brent) and Doyle (Jack Gardner), where they are hired to sell club memberships. Unbeknownst to them, the whole thing is a scam. Dressed in duck-hunting gear, Moe, Larry and Curly invade the police station and barge into the office of the police chief (Bud Jamison) and sell memberships to several men, including the police chief and the mayor.
More details
| author | Andrew Bennison |
|---|---|
| director | Del Lord |
| editor | Charles Nelson |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | cy schindell decoy duck hunt john rand land old man pied piper pied piper of hamelin police chief police station sam lufkin shoot stooge william irving |
| producer | Jules White |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | short slapstick |