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Gents without Cents - the Three Stooges (1944)

The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly) are three small time actors looking for a job. They meet three girl dancers in the situation and get a small part in a big producers show at the shipyard. When the rest of the cast doesn’t show up, the Three Stooges and the girls must put on the whole show themselves. The show is a hit and the stooges marry the girls and head to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon. This, of course, contains their classic Slowly I Turned routine.

In a nutshell, in the Niagara Falls routine, a bum (played by Moe), tells his sad story to Curly, about how a stranger (played by Larry) stole his wife and ruined his life, and how Moe pursued him around the world, finally catching up to him in Niagara Falls, where he gets his revenge on Larry—which he acts out upon poor Curly. Apparently, whenever Moe hears ‘Niagara Falls’ he goes into a maniacal rage, attacking the person who said it. After Moe walks off stage, Larry walks on, and tells his side of the story, acting out his actions on Curly. Moe walks back on, and Curly waits to see Moe and Larry fight—only to have them shake hands; after all, you can’t live in the past! Until, of course, Curly mentions Niagara Falls, and both Moe and Larry attack him!

Courtesy of YouTube, here is the Three Stooges performing the classic Slowly I Turned routine.