Spook Louder

Spook Louder!Its a great one to watch around Halloween time.I love what happens in the house.The clocks and noises in the house are very funny.I think this is a great one and its so good to watch over and over and over again!

" Who, threw those pies? "

Here we have the episode SPOOK LOUDER, quite a unique and unusually structured short. Having seen it dozens of times over many years, this one for me has unlimited replay value and I rate it as their funniest short. Zany and riotous from beginning to end, LOTS OF LAUGHS are promised. SPOOK LOUDER was filmed in 42', which for me, finds the boys at the peak of their artistic powers. Possessing great vitality and pace and containing numerous unexpected twists, turns and segues SPOOK LOUDER is OMNIPOTENT STOOGERY at it's zany best. Chocked full of sight-jags at every turn, the boys are on edge and running scared through most of it. So what else, oh yeah, the beloved and quite hilarious "balloon gag" is my favorite part - you'll see. Just fun, fun, fun - a marvelous way to spend 16 minutes of your time.

To the would-be buyers and Stooge-Newbies out there, the Sony DVD box-sets are all you need, when putting together a Three Stooges video library; they simply look and sound the best.

Side-note: SPOOK LOUDER easily takes the award for MESSIEST PIES! Including a spectacular triple pie-throw near the end.

The Stooges land in a haunted house where ghosts are throwing pies! This has got to be the most insane comedy they have ever done! I have watched this for years as a kid, and now as an adult I am still laughing as it is sooo outrageous! Lew Kelly as the nutty professor (Dunkfeather!) tells a reporter the weird tale of how "strange things" were happening in his house. The bad guys, all dressed in Halloween costumes, make it more hilarious as Moe, Larry and Curly are scared out of their wits in almost every scene. Curly steals the show (doesn't he always?) thinking a balloon on a string attached to his coat is a mad ghoul. The face on the balloon is a hoot! There's a lot of running around and yelling and it's so much fun to watch. WATCH OUT FOR THE FLYING PIES!!! Recommended for Stooge addicts, and you will be addicted! Get the dvd box set.

The Stooges are hired by a wacky professor to watch his mansion. He apparently is working on a death ray and is worried the Japanese* want to steal it. As soon as he leaves, all sorts of weirdness happen in the place...with someone trying to scare them off by dressing like a skeleton and more. And, oddly, throughout the film pies come flying from out of nowhere! It's all very goofy and silly...which is exactly what most Three Stooges fans love. While it is far from being an intellectual film, it does have its moments.

By the way, if you do watch this one, note the butler. He's played by Charles Middleton--the same tall guy who was Ming the Merciless in the Buck Rogers serials.

*First, the US was at war with the Germans, Japanese and Italians....so why worry just about the Japanese? Second, politically correct sorts won't like the use of the term 'Japs'...which is used repeatedly.

I recall an extremely cold February afternoon. I went over to Freddie's house to mess around and read the playboy magazines his Father has stashed away. Obviously Freddie's folks went to some party and we thought the house was ours but to our surprise Freddie's Mom at the last minute hired a baby sitter to watch his two younger siblings. The babysitter wasn't very friendly and wanted to corner the only color set in the living room. We were mad that she took over our territory so we went outside and decided to harass her. Throwing crab apples on the roof and ringing the front door bell while hiding in the adjacent bushes. Just an all out onslaught against the helpless sitter. SPOOK LOUDER is definitely my favorite of all the Three Stooges shorts. Our story begins with what appears to be a young impressionable reporter (Stanley Brown) hearing a tale about three master salesman (The Stooges) peddling a weight reduction machine to would be house wives from the lips of Professor Dunkfeather (Lew Kelly) narration. The deplorable Professor is interrupted by the inquiring hack as to what does selling a weight machine have to do with the story? Our eccentric story teller continues spinning a goofy yarn how our Three Stooges stumble upon a mansion. They meet the owner of this spacious dwelling Inventor deluxe,Mr. Graves (Theodore Lorch) as they are instantly hired as caretakers. While the inventor Mr. Graves has to travel to Washington. Foul play ensues outside unbeknownst to the three newly hires. The foils enter the house in Halloween garb and try to scare off Moe Larry and Curly. Chase scenes, balloons, prat falls and plenty of pies get thrown at crucial parts of this comedy. Just a funny collection of non- stop comedy only the Stooges could provide. Plenty of belly laughs in this unforgettable short. I grade this 8 nyuk nyuks. Who threw those pies? I threw the crab apples!