Snow White and the Three Stooges facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Snow White and the Three Stooges |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Produced by | Harry A. Romm Charles Z. Wick |
| Written by | Noel Langley Elwood Ullman Charles Wick |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe DeRita Carol Heiss Edson Stroll Patricia Medina |
| Music by | Earl K. Brent Harry Harris Lyn Murray |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Jack W. Holmes |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 26, 1961 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 107:21 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,500,000 |
Snow White and the Three Stooges is a funny comedy and fantasy movie from 1961. It was the second full-length movie starring the Three Stooges after they became popular again in 1959. At this time, the group included Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and "Curly Joe" DeRita.
The movie was released by 20th Century Fox. It put a new spin on the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In the United Kingdom, the movie was called Snow White and the Three Clowns. This was the last movie directed by Walter Lang before he retired.
Olympic gold medalist and figure skater Carol Heiss played Snow White. Her evil stepmother, the Queen, wants her gone. Snow White runs away and finds a safe place in the cottage of the seven dwarfs. There, she accidentally meets the Three Stooges, who are looking after the cottage while the dwarfs are away.
The Story of the Movie
Once upon a time, in a land called Fortunia, a kind king and his queen wished for a child. The queen gave birth to a daughter named Snow White, but she sadly passed away soon after. The king was very sad. After some time, his people asked him to marry again, and he did. His new queen was beautiful but also very mean. She soon became jealous of Snow White's beauty.
On Snow White's 17th birthday, her father, the king, died. The wicked queen immediately kept Snow White locked up. The queen's jealousy of her stepdaughter grew so strong that she ordered someone to harm Snow White. But Snow White escaped and found a safe place. She ended up in the empty cottage of the seven dwarfs.
Soon, the Three Stooges joined her there. They were traveling to the castle with a boy named Quatro, whom they had raised. Quatro had also just escaped danger from the queen. What they didn't know was that Quatro was actually Prince Charming. He had lost his memory but was meant to marry Snow White.
Snow White and the Prince fell in love. But the queen suspected who he really was and had him taken away. The Stooges dressed up as cooks to try and rescue him. However, the Prince fell from a staircase in the palace and was thought to be gone. Meanwhile, the queen learned from her magic mirror that Snow White was still alive. With help from her magician, Count Oga, she turned herself into a witch. She managed to trick Snow White into taking a bite from a poisoned apple.
As the queen rode back to the palace, she met the Stooges. Thanks to an accidental wish they made on a magic sword (which they had taken from Count Oga), the queen crashed her broom into a mountain and fell to her death. The Stooges then found Snow White, who was poisoned. They didn't bury her. Instead, they placed her on a bed and prayed for her every day.
Meanwhile, the Prince (Quatro) had not died from his fall. He was saved by a group of people who wanted to fight against the Evil Queen's rule in Fortunia. As the Prince got better, he remembered everything. He realized he was indeed a Prince, and that Snow White was the princess he was meant to marry.
After leading a successful fight that put him on the throne of Fortunia, the Prince sent people to find Snow White and the Stooges. He didn't know that, thanks to another accidental wish on Count Oga's sword, they were no longer in Fortunia. All searches failed, and Prince Charming was about to give up hope. Then, he learned about the Evil Queen's magic mirror. The mirror truthfully answered the Prince's desperate questions. The Prince then set off on his journey. He arrived at the Stooges' cabin just in time to break the spell of the poisoned apple. Snow White and Prince Charming got married and lived happily ever after.
Main Actors
- Moe Howard: Moe
- Larry Fine: Larry
- Joe DeRita: Curly Joe
- Carol Heiss: Snow White
- Edson Stroll: Quatro/Prince Charming
- Patricia Medina: The Evil Queen/Witch
- Guy Rolfe: Count Oga
- Michael David: Rolf
- Buddy Baer: Hordred
- Edgar Barrier: King Augustus
- Peter Coe: Captain
See also
In Spanish: Snow White and the Three Stooges (película de 1961) para niños
