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Actors: Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Playing the Ponies |
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Three fools, Moe, Larry and Curly, own and run a restaurant.
One day, two race horse owners are scheming for a way to get rid of a horse that they believe is no good anymore. Sensing that the three men are suckers, they trick Moe, Larry and Curly into trading them the restaurant for the broken down old horse.
Curly, thinking they're peanuts, accidentally feeds the horse, Thunderbolt, some hot chillis. His mouth on fire, Thunderbolt runs for the water trough and they discover just how fast he is.
They enter Thunderbolt in a race. Larry serves as the jockey and feeds Thunderbolt more chillis. Moe and Curly, riding a motorcycle, carry a bucket of water in front of Thunderbolt to get him to run. Thunderbolt, chasing the water, blows by the rest of the horses and wins the race, winning Moe, Larry and Curly five thousand dollars.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Playing the Ponies |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kind of comedy
- physical comedy
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
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