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Spooks!

1953 · 16 min

A frantic, silly slapstick romp full of pokes, pratfalls and goofy monster scares, easy to laugh along with and over in minutes.

Directed by
Jules White
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard
Tagline
3 Times as Hilarious in 3-D!
Overview
The stooges are private detectives hired to find a missing girl. The boys disguise as pie salesmen and end up wandering around a mad scientist's mansion, trying to find the girl. The boys confront a gorilla and various other bad guys, before rescuing the girl.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jules White
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • friendship
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour9
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
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