My favorite Stooge shorts featuring Besser is "Quiz Whizz" and "A Merry Mix Up", overall I thought Besser was a lot better than many people gave him credit for
Hello kindersczenen, I think when it came to Joe Besser, he was chosen for The Stooges by Columbia, since he was already under contract to Columbia. I think Moe and Larry had very little, or no say so in that matter. When it came to Joe DeRita, he was chosen by Moe (primarily) and Larry because of his physical resemblance to Curly. With the resurgence of the Stooges popularity in the late 1950's due to TV, Moe and Larry needed another third Stooge for personal appearances and new films.
I agree--and not to start a flame war up in here, but I've always wanted to mention to those fans who thought Besser (and later, DeRita) were subpar, you also have to remember, Moe and Larry had the final say in who was chosen. So if any fans out there want to complain, go straight to the top--Larry and Moe!
And it's really great to see this trailer--I've never seen it before! Thanks for uploading!
The "goon" at 0:32 is Dan Blocker,best known as "Hoss" on Bonanza. From the brief Joe Besser period,the best short they did was probably the first,"Hoofs and Goofs"...
My favorite Stooge shorts featuring Besser is "Quiz Whizz" and "A Merry Mix Up", overall I thought Besser was a lot better than many people gave him credit for
Doobie1975 1 year ago
i hope the Besser short finally come to DVD
bluejay02920 2 years ago
Hello kindersczenen, I think when it came to Joe Besser, he was chosen for The Stooges by Columbia, since he was already under contract to Columbia. I think Moe and Larry had very little, or no say so in that matter. When it came to Joe DeRita, he was chosen by Moe (primarily) and Larry because of his physical resemblance to Curly. With the resurgence of the Stooges popularity in the late 1950's due to TV, Moe and Larry needed another third Stooge for personal appearances and new films.
dbeatlefreak 2 years ago
I agree--and not to start a flame war up in here, but I've always wanted to mention to those fans who thought Besser (and later, DeRita) were subpar, you also have to remember, Moe and Larry had the final say in who was chosen. So if any fans out there want to complain, go straight to the top--Larry and Moe!
And it's really great to see this trailer--I've never seen it before! Thanks for uploading!
kindersczenen 2 years ago
The "goon" at 0:32 is Dan Blocker,best known as "Hoss" on Bonanza. From the brief Joe Besser period,the best short they did was probably the first,"Hoofs and Goofs"...
vonsmitty1313 2 years ago
Yep, listed in the film credits as Don Blocker.
dbeatlefreak 2 years ago
Shame that these shorts never really get seen. Besser was a funny man & I would think Moe & larry would work well with him. Thoughts!
hulotati 2 years ago 3