Triple Crossed

Infobox Film
name = Triple Crossed


caption =
director = Jules White
writer = Warren Wilson
starring = Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe Besser
Angela Stevens
Mary Ainsley
Diana Darrin
Connie Cezon
cinematography = Fred Jackman Jr.|
editing = Saul A. Goodkind
producer = Jules White
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = flagicon|US February 2, 1959
runtime = 15' 48"
country = USA
language = English
amg_id = 1:150943
imdb_id = 0052319
preceded_by = "Oil's Well That Ends Well"
followed_by = "Sappy Bull Fighters"

"Triple Crossed" is the 189th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooge are separate characters in this short. Larry is a womanizer who is having an affair with Moe's wife. At the same time, he is also making eyes at Joe's fiancee, Millie (Angela Stevens), as well. Moe, however, tracks down the conniving Larry at his pet shop, and gives him the works before Larry calms him down. Realizing he needs to cover his tracks, Larry looks for a "fall guy" in the form of Joe. Larry then gets Joe a job as an underwear salesman and the first place he goes is Moe's home. While Joe is modeling his ware, Larry lies to Moe about Joe's advances on Millie. Both of them go storming over to Moe's, while Joe flees up the chimney. After making a quiet getaway, Joe bumps into Larry, and turns him in.

Notes

* "Triple Crossed" is a reworking of 1952's "He Cooked His Goose", using ample stock footage from the original.
* When Moe shoots at Joe up the chimney, you can hear Shemp Howard's yell from "He Cooked His Goose". In a cost-saving measure, Joe Besser's voice was not dubbed over Shemp's for authenticity.
* Over the course of their 24 years at Columbia Pictures, the Stooges would occasionally be cast as separate characters. This course of action always worked against the team; author Jon Solomon concluded "when the writing divides them, they lose their comic dynamic."cite book
last = Solomon
first = Jon
authorlink = Jon Solomon
coauthors =
title = "The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion"
publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc
date = 2002
location =
pages = 316, 376, 519
url = http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Three-Stooges-Filmography-Companion/dp/0971186804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201570359&sr=1-1
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id =
isbn = 0971186804] In addition to this split occurring in "Triple Crossed" (as well as "He Cooked His Goose", the film it originated from), the trio also played separate characters in "Rockin' in the Rockies", "Cuckoo on a Choo Choo", "Gypped in the Penthouse", "Flying Saucer Daffy" and "Sweet and Hot".

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