Product Details

• Actors: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dick Curtis, Bud Jamison
• Directors: Jules White
• Writers: Felix Adler
• Producers: Jules White
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 28, 1997
• Run Time: 18 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302801281
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,723 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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"Crash Goes the Hash" (1944, short number 77 in the Columbia series) is pretty much a rehash of material often used by the Three Stooges. Mistaken for reporters, they are sent to a highbrow party to get a story. They pose as cook and butlers, causing the expected chaos, even down to the old parrot-in-the-turkey routine and the one in which a Stooge has one arm in the baddie's jacket sleeve during a fight. Perhaps it is as an acknowledgment of all this recycling that we have the butler commenting that they remind him of the Three Stooges, to which Curly replies, "That's an insult."

"From Nurse to Worse" (1940, number 49) has a rare bit of symmetry in that a "friend" who gets them involved in an insurance scam at the start of the film gets his comeuppance at the end of it. Curly gets to do an extended dog imitation to prove he's nuts and collect on the insurance; but when faced with surgery, it's time to escape--into a dog catcher's wagon to facilitate an extra routine inside a fumigation room.

The third film, "G.I. Wanna Go Home" (1946, number 94)--the word Go is missing on both the box and the tape label!--starts with a touch of realism as the boys are in uniforms looking for a lift. Because of the housing shortage, they cannot get married and take up residence in an open yard; but after another tired round with a parrot in a turkey, a truck arbitrarily ruins their domicile. They manage to find a small dwelling, the bedroom of which consists of two sets of three-tiered bunk beds. The brides simply disappear into the bathroom as another old routine of Curly having to take the top berth is repeated. This is not a particularly satisfying entry as Curly is restrained by health problems. --Frank Behrens

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crash Goes The Hash, February 14, 2003

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edward akaezuwa (Randolph, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3 Stooges: Crash Goes Hash [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Crash Goes The Hash(1944)-It's an excellent short with alot of scenes. I especiall loved the part where Curly carreis the ice with his and hands and only yells out "here you are folks". The turkey routine needs a plot but anyway a nice short.

From Nurse To Worse(1940)-Another excellent short. All the scebes were the best, including Curly's impersonation of a dog at a hospital.

G.I. Wanna Home(1946)-Very funny short. A must see for fans

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three excellent shorts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, January 21, 2002

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Kyle Cruse (Escondido, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3 Stooges: Crash Goes Hash [VHS] (VHS Tape)

CRASH GOES THE HASH, an excellent short. There is no best scene. All of the short is equally funny. Everyone is at their best here, even the supporting cast. A great short.

FROM NURSE TO WORSE is another excellent short. Once again, all sixteen minutes is zany, fast-paced, and hilarious. There's an excellent chase scene toward the end.

GI WANNA GO HOME is the best short here. I think this is one of the funniest shorts ever made. All of this short is just too funny.

Overall, an excellent tape, with great quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CRASH GOES THE NURSE HOME, July 9, 2001

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Stooge (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3 Stooges: Crash Goes Hash [VHS] (VHS Tape)

CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944) - This is a fast-paced, hilarious short, and the boys at their best. The plot has them as newshounds, disguising as butlers and cooks to get a picture of Prince Shaam and Lady Van Bustle (Symona Boniface). This has plenty of funny gags, and the ending is hilarious, even if it has no real ending (the point is that it's funny). Pay attention to Larry's reactions in the background at the end when Curly and Moe are slapping each other around. His reactions are priceless! One of the Stooges' best shorts.

FROM NURSE TO WORSE (1940) - Another gem. Curly goes to an insurance doctor and pretend he's insane as a scam for the Stooges to get some money from the Insurance doctor, but the boys' plan backfires when the doctor actaully wants to operate on Curly's brain! A creative plot, with a lot of hilarious scenes, especially when Curly's pretending to be a dog in the doctor's office. The great hospital chase towards the end is great, too. I wonder why they reused that one small scene from DIZZY DOCTORS (1937) toward the end. It seemed forced and the boys have to wear the same outfits for the whole short that they wore in DIZZY DOCTORS just so they fit the stock footage.

G.I. WANNA HOME (1946) - First off, to Frank Behrens, who wrote the review for this tape: actually, the video tape cover is correct. There is no "GO" in the title, the title is just G.I. WANNA HOME - just watch the short again and pay attention to the title card for yourself, and you'll see. Okay, as for the short - this is a pretty average, nothing special short. The Stooges, after returning from WWII, have trouble finding a house to move into, so they instead move into a vacant lot. Nothing real outstanding in this short, but some pretty funny scenes, especially when Larry climbs up the tree to get the nest of eggs, only to spill all the eggs on Moe's head. Then Larry slips off the tree when getting off and falls of top of Moe!