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Even as IOU

1942 · 16 min

A rapid-fire slapstick romp full of silly gags and absurd horse-racing antics that keeps you chuckling without demanding much thought.

Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard
Tagline
A 1000 to 1 howler!
Overview
A destitute mother and child move into the stooge's vacant lot home and the boys decide to help them. They steal the kids piggy bank and sneak into the race track. They bet on a long shot that wins and then are gypped out of their winnings by two con men who sell them a washed up race horse. Everything turns out happily when Curly swallows horse vitamins and gives birth to a colt!

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • friendship
  • family
  • greed
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour9
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Ruth Skinner, Stanley Blystone, Vernon Dent, Bud Jamison, Billy Bletcher
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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