Directed by: Lou Breslow
Produced by: Jules White
Written by: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Jerry Howard,Jack Cluett.
Punch Drunks is the second short subject starring American comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
The fight boxing manager Moe is having lunch with several partners, he realizes his shy bartender (curly) goes crazy every time he hears the song “Pop Goes the Weasel.” Moe also notes a violinist (Larry), who happens to play the melody powerful in the restaurant. Seeing $ $ $ on uncontrollable bartender, Moe quickly the two cohorts unsuspecting recruits and prepares them for the world of boxing. Curly handle boxing becomes “KO Stradivarius,” and with Larry in tow playing “Pop Goes the Weasel” in every boxing match, Curly becomes the number one contender for the heavyweight championship.
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