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Gold Raiders

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 56m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
296
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, George O'Brien, Sheila Ryan, Lyle Talbot, and The Three Stooges in Gold Raiders (1951)
ComedyFamilyWestern

On his way to Red Mesa to insure mine owners against loss from raids on their ore shipments, George O'Brien is ambushed by the raiders, and is accidentally saved by the Three Stooges who run... Read allOn his way to Red Mesa to insure mine owners against loss from raids on their ore shipments, George O'Brien is ambushed by the raiders, and is accidentally saved by the Three Stooges who run a traveling variety store. O'Brien sells mine owner John Sawyer and his foreman Sandy Eva... Read allOn his way to Red Mesa to insure mine owners against loss from raids on their ore shipments, George O'Brien is ambushed by the raiders, and is accidentally saved by the Three Stooges who run a traveling variety store. O'Brien sells mine owner John Sawyer and his foreman Sandy Evans on allowing him to insure and guard their shipments since they have no help from the bu... Read all

  • Director
    • Edward Bernds
  • Writers
    • Elwood Ullman
    • William Lively
  • Stars
    • George O'Brien
    • Moe Howard
    • Shemp Howard
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    296
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Bernds
    • Writers
      • Elwood Ullman
      • William Lively
    • Stars
      • George O'Brien
      • Moe Howard
      • Shemp Howard
    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    George O'Brien
    George O'Brien
    • George O'Brien
    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • The 3 Stooges - Moe
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
    • The 3 Stooges - Shemp
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • The 3 Stooges - Larry
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Doc Mason
    Sheila Ryan
    Sheila Ryan
    • Laura Mason
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Taggart
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • John Sawyer
    Fuzzy Knight
    Fuzzy Knight
    • Sheriff
    Hugh Hooker
    • Sandy Evans
    John Merton
    John Merton
    • Clete
    Remy Paquet
    • The Singer
    Al Baffert
    • Bartender Utah
    Roy Canada
    • Slim
    Bill Ward
    Bill Ward
    • Red
    The Three Stooges
    The Three Stooges
    • The Three Stooges
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Gold Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Coontz
    Bill Coontz
    • Gold Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Bernds
    • Writers
      • Elwood Ullman
      • William Lively
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    6trivia-2

    Stooges Western, Starring Shemp in his only Three Stooges feature film.

    The Three Stooges save the day when the gold must go through in this amusing Western that will tickle the funny bone of any Three Stooges fan. Clem Bevans is hilarious as an old man with a few problems of his own. The film would have gained more had the Stooges been given a larger role. Director Ed Bernds was given a tiny budget and about one week to knock this picture out. Nevertheless, worth the price of admission for the Stooge in you.
    6tavm

    Gold Raiders was a pretty enjoyable western with some good Stooges comedy

    While by the time this movie was made, Shemp Howard had appeared with his brother Moe and Larry Fine in several shorts as The Three Stooges, this is only the second-and final, it turned out-time he appeared with them in a feature. The first time was in Soup to Nuts back in 1930 when they were teamed with Ted Healy before Shemp first split from them and was replaced by his brother Curly who he eventually replaced in 1946 when Curly had his stroke. Anyway, this was sorta a straight western starring George O'Brien with the Stooges providing comic relief. They're certainly funny enough whenever they appear on screen. By the way, if the leading lady Sheila Ryan seems familiar to you, you may have seen her with another familiar comedy team-namely Laurel & Hardy-in Great Guns and A-Haunting We Will Go. Anyway, Gold Raiders is a pretty enjoyable western/comedy if you don't take it too seriously. P.S. I had previously tried to watch this on the DVD that also had Meet the Baron but the first two shipments from Netflix had either no pic or it froze in several places. I had some of those same problems here from the third shipment but since I kept changing machines, it seemed to work fine...until it pixilated quite a bit near the end though I could still figure out what was going on almost to the very end. Update-8/4/16: Just watched the end on YouTube from a clear print. Rating stays.
    6pmtelefon

    For Stooge fans only

    If it weren't for The Three Stooges being in "Gold Raiders" it would be totally forgettable. It's not that the non-Stooge part of the movie is that bad it's just that it is completely standard stuff. Also, star George O'Brien isn't much of a western hero. He looks out of place in the old west. Moe, Larry and Shemp, on the other hand, are in fine form in this movie. Those guys do look at home in the west and they do have some funny moments in this movie. Is "Gold Raiders" classic stuff for this Stooge fan? No, it's not. But it is, however, better that their full length features that came out a few years later. Thanks to its very friendly running time (56 minutes), "Gold Raiders" is a pretty easy watch.
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    Underrated farewell to O'Brien

    Great film suffers from not being seen often since it is very rare to find a video of it. I saw it at a film festival. Shemp and George do excellent jobs in this film which is both hilarious and very serious at the same time. An unusual work for the stooges definitely. See it if you have the chance!!!
    6bkoganbing

    Good Help

    Gold Raiders finds B western star George O'Brien, a former US Marshal now in a new line of work. He's in the insurance game both in sales and protection. He's signing up mine owners for insurance, but in that corner of the west, the mine shipments have been regular prey to bandits. To make his insurance work or pay out big time, O'Brien's got to find the robbers.

    He could sure use some good help, but that's hard to find so instead he gets the Three Stooges. Moe, Larry, and Shemp are a trio of itinerant peddlers/con artists and none to good. So why O'Brien thinks they'll be of help to him is a mystery. Still they do their slapstick best.

    This was George O'Brien's final starring role, he did a comeback appearance in John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn in a much more serious film and part. He doesn't look like he minds too much playing second fiddle to Three Stooges.

    Not too much mystery here, we know right away who the bandits are. Some similarity in plot to Abbott&Costello's The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap. For Stooge fans everywhere.

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    • Trivia
      According to a contemporary article in Daily Variety, this film was shot in 4 1/2 days.
    • Goofs
      At the 0:06:00 mark the boom mic shadow moves on the wall above Lyle Talbot's head.
    • Quotes

      Moe: Alright men, fire at will!

      Larry: Which one is Will?

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      Written and performed by Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Shemp Howard

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Stooges Go West
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bernard Glasser Productions
      • Jack Schwarz Productions
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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 56m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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