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1939 film by Del Lord

We Want Our Mummy

Directed by	Del Lord
Written by	Searle Kramer Elwood Ullman
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Dick Curtis Bud Jamison James C. Morton Eddie Laughton Ted Lorch John Tyrrell
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 24, 1939 (1939-02-24) (U.S.)
Running time	16:27
Country	United States
Language	English

We Want Our Mummy is a 1939 comedy thriller short subject, directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 37th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. The film marks the final appearance of James C. Morton in this film series.

In the film, the Stooges are depicted as private detectives. Two museum curators hire them to locate an Egyptologist who disappeared in Cairo, and to retrieve the pharaoh's mummy which the Egyptologist had located before his disappearance. In Egypt, the detectives have to face both a criminal gang and a living mummy.

Plot

Museum of Ancient History curators Dr. Powell and Professor Wilson enlist the Stooges' services as private detectives to locate Professor Tuttle, an Egyptologist who has gone missing while in pursuit of the mummy of Egyptian King Rootentooten in Cairo. Tasked with retrieving the mummy, the Stooges embark on a perilous journey, driven by the promise of a substantial reward.

Upon arrival in Egypt, the Stooges encounter a series of misadventures, exacerbated by their naivety and ineptitude. Mistaking a mirage for a body of water, they inadvertently stumble into a network of tunnels purportedly leading to the tomb of Rootentooten. However, their exploration leads to unintended consequences, including a harrowing encounter with a living mummy.

Subsequently, the Stooges discover Professor Tuttle being held captive by a group of thieves. Complicating matters further, they inadvertently destroy what they believe to be the mummy of Rootentooten. Faced with the threat of imminent demise at the hands of the malevolent gang leader, Jackson, Who believes that the jewels buried inside the mummy of Rootentooten, the Stooges devise a comically ingenious plan to deceive their captors, involving Curly masquerading as a makeshift mummy.

During a tumultuous showdown between the Stooges and the criminals, a pivotal moment occurs when it is unveiled that the mummy inadvertently destroyed by the Stooges is not that of Rootentooten, but rather his diminutive wife, Queen Hotsy-Totsy. The unexpected discovery prompts a hasty retreat, with the Stooges and Professor Tuttle narrowly escaping the clutches of danger, only to encounter yet another obstacle in the form of a Nile crocodile.

Cast

Credited

Moe Howard as Moe
Larry Fine as Larry
Curly Howard as Curly

Uncredited

Dick Curtis as Jackson
Bud Jamison as Dr. Powell
Ted Lorch as Thug in Mummy Outfit
Eddie Laughton as Cab Driver
James C. Morton as Prof. Wilson
John Tyrell as Thug in Egyptian Garb
Robert B. Williams as Prof. Tuttle

Production notes

We Want Our Mummy was filmed on November 1–4, 1938. It is the first Stooge film to employ "Three Blind Mice" as the Stooges' official theme song (the song also appeared somewhat prematurely in 1938's Flat Foot Stooges, due to some confusion in that film's release date). This version of "Three Blind Mice," often known as the "sliding strings" version, would be used regularly up to and including 1942's What's the Matador?. An alternate version of the 'sliding strings' version would be used for a brief period starting with 1945's If a Body Meets a Body.

We Want Our Mummy marks the final appearance of co-star James C. Morton, who died on October 24, 1942.

The reference to the 1938 World Series between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs is a rare acknowledgement of a real-life sporting event.

References

^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 129, 146. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
We Want Our Mummy at threestooges.net

External links

We Want Our Mummy at IMDb
We Want Our Mummy at AllMovie

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1935	Horses' Collars Restless Knights Pop Goes the Easel Uncivil Warriors Pardon My Scotch Hoi Polloi Three Little Beers
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1937	Grips, Grunts and Groans Dizzy Doctors 3 Dumb Clucks Back to the Woods Goofs and Saddles Cash and Carry Playing the Ponies The Sitter Downers
1938	Termites of 1938 Wee Wee Monsieur Tassels in the Air Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Violent Is the Word for Curly Three Missing Links Mutts to You Flat Foot Stooges
1939	Three Little Sew and Sews We Want Our Mummy A Ducking They Did Go Yes, We Have No Bonanza Saved by the Belle Calling All Curs Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Three Sappy People
1940	You Nazty Spy! Rockin' thru the Rockies A Plumbing We Will Go Nutty but Nice How High Is Up? From Nurse to Worse No Census, No Feeling Cookoo Cavaliers Boobs in Arms
1941	So Long, Mr. Chumps Dutiful But Dumb All the World's a Stooge I'll Never Heil Again An Ache in Every Stake In the Sweet Pie and Pie Some More of Samoa
1942	Loco Boy Makes Good Cactus Makes Perfect What's the Matador? Matri-Phony Three Smart Saps Even as IOU Sock-a-Bye Baby
1943	They Stooge to Conga Dizzy Detectives Spook Louder Back From the Front Three Little Twirps Higher Than a Kite I Can Hardly Wait Dizzy Pilots Phony Express A Gem of a Jam
1944	Crash Goes the Hash Busy Buddies The Yoke's on Me Idle Roomers Gents Without Cents No Dough Boys
1945	Three Pests in a Mess Booby Dupes Idiots Deluxe If a Body Meets a Body Micro-Phonies
1946	Beer Barrel Polecats A Bird in the Head Uncivil War Birds The Three Troubledoers Monkey Businessmen Three Loan Wolves G.I. Wanna Home Rhythm and Weep Three Little Pirates
1947	Half-Wits Holiday
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