Snow White and the Three Stooges
by Frank Tashlin, Walter Lang
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Actor: Carol Heiss, Edson Stroll, Joe DeRita, Larry Fine, Moe HowardDirector: Frank Tashlin, Walter Lang
Brand: Fox
Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy
Writer: Frank Tashlin
Producer: Charles Wick
Writer: Charles Wick
Writer: Elwood Ullman
Writer: Noel Langley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Snow White and the Three Stooges
Movie Review: Unexpected Delight
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm no movie snob, but I never thought I'd enjoy a movie called SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES! I remember even when I was a little boy I refused to go to see this one, even when the other kids on the school bus said it was awesome. Well, I finally gave in and I was confounded to see that it was practically an A film, with lots of stylish touches and a genuinely well-acted script by the ever-reliable Noel Langley (from the Brothers Grimm classic). Langley also wrote (and directed!) one of my grandma's favorites, the pro-reincarnation docudrama THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY.
No dwarves in sight, but Carol Heiss is a haunting Snow White, limited in range but with a strange beauty, like Gene Tierney's in LAURA. No wonder little boys and girls alike were drawn to her. I wonder if she could still be alive, what a shame she made no films after this one, but she must have been hard to cast, having so little acting talent. Edson Stroll is super, and he really can act! He was also in the Three Stoodes' venture IN ORBIT the following year--wonder if he was sleeping with someone at the top? Whoever put him in those russet tights knew what he was doing!
The song that his little puppet, Qunito, sang to Snow White is so touching! And Stroll does a great job of making it seem as though the Prince (disguised as the peasant, "Quatro") really is performing ventriloquism, moving the muscles in his tightly closed mouth while staring passionately at Carol Heiss while Quinto bleats out the love song. Musical fans will notice the strong resemblance (strong enough for plagiarism?) between this main love theme and the Cole Porter tune "True Love" that Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly performed in HIGH SOCIETY a few years earlier. Whatever, it is a gorgeous number and well sung by all concerned--little Quinto, handsome Stroll, and lovely Carol Heiss.
Yes, she is an atrocious actress, but there's something appealing about her, you want to save her from her own bad acting. Her voice isn't very modulated, but she's great on ice and the fantasy sequence where she dances on the multi-colored ice rink is an unbelievable Technicolor spectacle.
I don't know, I liked the kinder and gentler Stooges. The scene where they have to tell Snow White about Prince Charming's supposed death is truly a heartbreaker. Moe Howard acquits himself as an ace actor, He really should have gotten an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
As for Patricia Medina, she is way over the top, and not that great at it. Her outfits are so loud she nearly gets lost in them. I realize I'm in the minority here but I didn't care for her here. She's much better when she works for Orson Welles, and her book, LAID BACK IN HOLLYWOOD, is first-rate. But as the wicked Queen, she's just OK.
Summary of Snow White and the Three Stooges
The three stooges in the classic fairytale about a young girl persecuted by her jealous step-mother and in love with a handsome prince.Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 26-APR-2005
Media Type: DVD
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