Hold That Lion!

1947
17 Min.

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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Hold That Lion! (1947)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe stooges are tricked out of their inheritance by Icabod Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion l... Alles lesenThe stooges are tricked out of their inheritance by Icabod Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train.The stooges are tricked out of their inheritance by Icabod Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train.

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Moe Howard

Moe
(as Moe)

Larry Fine

Larry
(as Larry)

Shemp Howard

Shemp
(as Shemp)

Kenneth MacDonald

Icabod Slipp

Emil Sitka

Attorney

Dudley Dickerson

Pullman Porter

Heinie Conklin

Train Conductor
(Nicht genannt)

Curly Howard

Sleeping Train Passenger
(Nicht genannt)

Sam Lufkin

Passenger
(Nicht genannt)

Tanner

Lion
(Nicht genannt)

Victor Travis

Bearded Man
(Nicht genannt)

Blackie Whiteford

Train Passenger
(Nicht genannt)

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Curly Howard had suffered a series of strokes in 1945 that forced him to leave the team. His cameo (as the man asleep on the train - with long hair and a clothespin on his nose) was intended by brother Moe Howard as a morale booster, but Curly never made another movie.

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When the train porter says "Help, I'm losing my mind!", you can hear the actor laugh.

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Larry: I smell somethin' awful.
Moe: You telling me? Why don'tcha use cologne?

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Edited into Booty and the Beast (1953)

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6/10

Holding the Line by Holding the Lion.

ONE OF THE better 3 Stooges shorts of its period, HOLD THAT LION scores high marks with us on many fronts. It accomplishes the difficult task of bridging the War years-type shorts with the Post War. It displays Shemp in the best light that we know; giving him a chance to shine.*

JUST COINCIDENTALLY THE short features an un-billed cameo by the now physically ailing Curly. His bit as a slumbering train passenger was meant to be the kick-off for some regular guest shots with Larry Fine and his brothers, Shemp and Moe Howard.

THIS ONGOING LIMITED partnership never materialized, leaving this as a unique solo example of what could have been.

AS FOR THE story itself, it is a sort of Detective Story spoof; featuring stolen money, a crooked shyster lawyer and our heroes in hot pursuit. The chase even extends to a railroad trip and a confrontation with a real caged Lion in the baggage car. That would seem to be the origin of the title (Duh!); but it is also a play on the then popular song, "The Tiger Rag" ( you know, "Hold That Tiger").

WE HAVE ALWAYS felt that perhaps the greatest asset this movie has is the character of crooked lawyer, Ichabod Slip. With a characterization that revealed an unexpected talent for farce, actor Kenneth MacDonald managed to steal much of the short's best gags and scenes; in spite of the presence of our Stooges.

THIS IS THE same guy who made so many appearances on the PERRY MASON TV Series as the Judge. To quote him, "Your witness, Mr. Mason."