Three Arabian Nuts

1951 film by Edward Bernds

Three Arabian Nuts

Directed by| Edward Bernds
Written by| Elwood Ullman
Produced by| Hugh McCollum
Starring| Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Vernon Dent
Philip Van Zandt
Dick Curtis
Wesley Bly
Edited by| Henry DeMond
Distributed by| Columbia Pictures

Release date

* January 4, 1951 (1951-01-04) (U.S.)

Running time

| 15:45
Country| United States
Language| English

Three Arabian Nuts is a 1951 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 129th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

## Plot[edit]

The Stooges are warehouse workers at the Superior Warehouse and Storage Company assigned to delivering some Arabian antique for client John Bradley (Vernon Dent). While unpacking the goods at Mr. Bradley's house, Shemp stumbles upon a magic lamp that he, at first, dubs a "syrup pitcher." After giving the lamp a cleaning, a djinni appears (Wesley Bly), startling Shemp. Calling the djinni "genius," the Stooges are pursued by two Arabian thugs (Philip Van Zandt, Dick Curtis) who are after the magic lamp. Mr. Bradley is unaware of the magic lamp, which he gives to Shemp. Only Shemp and Larry know about the magic of the lamp, in which Moe doubts. The thugs are apprehended, thanks to the genius, and at the end, the stooges are seen with their girls plus the million dollars that are now shared by the stooges. They all depart for a traveling vacation, leaving Mr. Bradley, who uses a mallet to repeatedly hit himself in the head, for giving the lamp to the stooges.

## Cast[edit]

### Credited[edit]

* Moe Howard as Moe
* Larry Fine as Larry
* Shemp Howard as Shemp
* Vernon Dent as John Bradley
* Philip Van Zandt as Ahmed
* Dick Curtis as Hassan
* Wesley Bly as Amos, the "Genius" of the Lamp

### Uncredited[edit]

* Lillian Molieri as harem girl
* Unknown actress as 2nd harem girl (uncredited)
* Unknown actress as 3rd harem girl

## Production notes[edit]

Three Arabian Nuts was filmed on January 9–12, 1950, nearly one year prior to its January 1951 release. This is the fifteenth of sixteen Stooge shorts with the word "three" in the title.[1] The film's title is a parody of Arabian Nights, a collection of West and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 257\. ISBN 9781595800701.
2. ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 380–381. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.

## External links[edit]

* Three Arabian Nuts at IMDb
* Three Arabian Nuts at AllMovie

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