# Only 3 Stooges Short w/ all 3 brothers and Larry **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-3-stooges-short-w-all-3-brothers-and-larry/769428 "2016-10-23T02:45:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-3-stooges-short-w-all-3-brothers-and-larry/769428/1 "2016-10-23T02:45:27Z")
After a series of strokes, Curly had recovered enough to play a bit part in one of the 3 Stooges shorts. The short _Hold That Lion_ featured Moe, Larry and Shemp. Curly (with hair) played a train passenger. When Larry removes (8:38) the hat from a sleeping passenger’s face, there’s Curly. I’ve seen that short before, but never in a million years recognized Curly. The three really played it as pros as it didn’t seem to bother them to see their poor brother sitting there only able to play a bit part. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwi8v0McsGA) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-3-stooges-short-w-all-3-brothers-and-larry/769428/2 "2016-10-23T03:09:31Z")
28 face slaps, 3 eyepokes. > **[HOLD THAT LION! (1947)](https://threestooges.net/filmography/view/100/)** > > The boys' inheritance is stolen by a crooked investment broker, so they trail him to a train for a showdown where they accidentally free a lion in baggage. Sorry for wasting 4 hours of your otherwise productive lives with that link! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-3-stooges-short-w-all-3-brothers-and-larry/769428/3 "2016-10-23T03:31:36Z")
Curly filmed a second cameo for the short [Malice in the Palace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malice_in_the_Palace#Production_notes) in 1949, but because of his illness, his performance was deemed subpar and his scene was cut. So his appearance in _Hold That Lion!_ was indeed his final appearance on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-3-stooges-short-w-all-3-brothers-and-larry/769428/4 "2016-10-25T18:35:52Z")
I recently watched all 9 episodes of _Hey Moe! Hey Dad!_, a documentary by Paul Howard, Moe’s son, and I recommend it to all Stooge fans. Even if you’re well-versed in Stooges history, you’ll learn a few things and see footage you haven’t seen before. Plus a lot of the old bits you already love.