The stooges are musicians at the court of King Cole. When they ask the king's permission to marry their sweethearts, the King agrees, but only after Princess Alicia has married Prince Valiant. This news upsets Mergatroyd, an evil magician who plans to marry the Princess himself and rule the Kingdom. Mergatroyd abducts the Princess, and it's up to the stooges to foil his plans and expose his evil doings.
Acting
Shemp's panicked energy carries every scene he's in.
Practical Effects
Gorgeous Technicolor costumes on a poverty-row budget.
Direction
Jules White's breakneck pacing keeps 17 minutes stuffed.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of only four Stooge shorts filmed in Cinecolor, a cheaper two-color process that made their red costumes pop.
The 'King Cole' name and medieval setting rode the post-war fantasy boom sparked by films like 'Henry V' (1944), but with 100% more eye pokes.
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