Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

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Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

"Your Favorite Funsters In Their Happiest Huddle!"

1952

0h 15m

5.4(8 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A satirization of the Oscar winning film A Street Car Named Desire (1951). Larry mimics Brando in the story which takes place on a train car named Schmow. The most controversial Stooge short. While it is considered by some to be the most daring, contemporary and innovative of all Stooge shorts, others contend it is the worst Stooge short ever made.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Shemp

Patricia Wright

Patricia Wright

Lenora

Victoria Horne

Victoria Horne

Roberta

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

Moe

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Larry

Creative team

Directed by: Jules White
Written by: Felix Adler
Produced by: Jules White

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