Beer Barrel Polecats
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| Beer Barrel Polecats | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Gilbert Pratt |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Robert Williams Eddie Laughton Joe Palma |
| Cinematography | George F. Kelley |
| Edited by | Charles Hochberg |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 17:33 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Beer Barrel Polecats is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 88th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
In their quest for beer during Prohibition, the Stooges resort to brewing their own concoction, using a recipe called "Panther Pilsner Beer" (an allusion to the popular slang term for bad alcohol "Panther Piss"). Confusion over which of them were responsible for adding yeast to the mixture leads to a comical explosion.
Despite eventual success, their venture takes a legal turn when Curly inadvertently sells a bottle to an undercover detective at an inflated price, resulting in their incarceration. In prison, the Stooges initiate an escape plan, unintentionally incapacitating the warden in the process.
While serving time on the rock pile, they encounter a fellow inmate and an old acquaintance, Percy Pomeroy, with whom they collaborate on a prison break. The attempt fails, leading to their transfer to solitary confinement.
Decades later, the elderly trio is finally released as senior citizens. Curly expresses his desire for a tall bottle of beer upon freedom, prompting Moe and Larry to intervene by attacking Curly and convincing the warden to return him to jail, thereby avoiding further complications.
