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The Three Stooges: Swing Parade (1946)

Starring: Leon Belasco, Connee Boswell Director: Phil Karlson Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Leon Belasco, Connee Boswell, Edward S. Brophy, Windy Cook, John Eldredge
  • Directors: Phil Karlson
  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Legend
  • DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
  • Run Time: 74 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000LP5D5Q
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,324 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Three Stooges are at their bumbling, eye-poking, hair-pulling best in this warm, hilarious, musical romp! This time around "The Boys" must protect talented nightclub owner Danny Warren (Phil Regan) from the schemes of his powerful and overprotective father -- who will go to any lengths to shut him down. Can Moe, Larry and Curly run the club, manage Danny’s budding love life, and avoid the wrath of Moose, their cantankerous boss?

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Obscure but good Stooge feature; this pre-release review just mentions the content, March 19, 2007
By Scott MacGillivray (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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Low-budget Monogram Pictures usually made a couple of higher-bracket "specials" every year with the studio's leading star, Gale Storm. SWING PARADE (originally released as SWING PARADE OF 1946} is Monogram's biggie for '46, with The Three Stooges in featured roles.

Gale Storm is an aspiring singer mistaken for a process server at Phil Regan's new nightclub. Regan and the Stooges are determined to open the club successfully, while the stern Russell Hicks is just as determined to close it. The Stooges are in fine form, with the reliable Ed Brophy as their foil in extended versions of their "plumbers" and "waiters" routines. (Moe didn't dye his hair for this one, so you'll notice the salt-and-pepper in the haircut.) Considering that Curly was in failing health at the time, his work here is especially good. The other guest artists are Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, who do two jump numbers ("Don't Worry 'Bout that Mule" is the standout), singer Connee Boswell, and sound-effects mimic Windy Cook.

This picture is almost never shown on television, so most Stooge fans probably haven't seen it. It's an above-average Monogram production with good direction by Phil Karlson, and fans of '40s movies should enjoy it. Confirmed Stooge fans will enjoy the team's antics, but may be impatient with the stretches of story between the trio's appearances.

Former video releases have left something to be desired: the Allied Artists edition uses a beautiful print but an inferior video transfer so the image is sometimes unsteady; the Goodtimes version (under the title "Swing Parade") has a better transfer but a slightly lesser print and a superimposed watermark in the lower-right corner.

This new Legend Films edition should be a definite improvement over past video versions. Legend has an excellent track record of presenting vintage films in quality prints, and offering well-colorized versions along with the black-and-white editions. SWING PARADE looks like a good one.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars not bad..., June 15, 2007
By ferrell (colorado) - See all my reviews
My main comaplaint is what the reviewer was saying below about the color inconsistances,there are some odd places where you see the color of the clothing change ,for example the three stooges will be wearing pure white clothing (almost like they forgot to color in the black and white) then a minute later they are wearing grey,then back to white again,also sometimes the skin tones in some places look odd kind of like green or maby even an orange color,it's almost like they gave it to different people to color different sections,now as the movie goes on the color get's better,in fact the whole restaurant scene with the dancers and the "Caldonia" songs was beautifuly done,I give it 4 stars because I think the movie is an underated gem,where else can you get the three stooges with curly in a full lengnth film in print,also the song "Caldonia" is the best thing on the whole thing,it shows the change between swing,jazz and what later became rock n roll,it's obvious these guys influenced Little Richard,also this is one of the few three stooges movies where they worked outside of the studio and the major censors of the time so keep you eyes out for some mild sexual innuindo in a couple parts,nothing to overt though,but it's there...
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to par., April 19, 2007
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In the 1980s, the colorization companies all shot themselves and the process in the foot with the poorly done movies they inflicted on the public. The term "colorization" became hated because of this sloppy product and because the process threatened to keep the black-and-white originals off the market.

With their first 3 Stooges DVD (titled simply "The Three Stooges in Color") Legend Films showed us that they are not stuck in the 80s. THAT DVD was gorgeous, with lively color well applied throughout each short film.

"Swing Parade" however, is an unfortunate throwback to the previous generation. The colors applied here are very unrealistic and muted. At best, it looks like a hand-tinted photo from around 1912. At worst, it looks ridiculous, with a green-skinned man standing next to a normal looking woman. The colorizers were sloppy as well, with such glaring errors as the central character's coat changing colors during the course of the film.

Of course, the saving grace is that Legend Films includes the original black-and-white version of the film on the same disc. It's just a shame that after showing us what they can do, they got sloppy. The film has not been cleaned up, either; there are dirt and scratches in many scenes.

But I'm wondering if the biggest mistake of all wasn't bringing this film to DVD at all. It's a very weak movie. The attempt at a plot is better not thought about. The Stooges get very little chance to do much of anything. The usually wonderful Connee Boswell does not get to swing at all, and her screen presence is like that of a mannequin. Far and away the best bit in the movie is a great rendition of "Caldonia" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. But three minutes can't save the rest of the movie.
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