A satirization of the Oscar winning film A Street Car Named Desire (1951). Larry mimics Brando in the story which takes place on a train car named Schmow. The most controversial Stooge short. While it is considered by some to be the most daring, contemporary and innovative of all Stooge shorts, others contend it is the worst Stooge short ever made.
Acting
Larry's Brando impression: committed, cursed, unforgettable.
Production
One cheap train set, infinite delusion.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short dropped barely a year after Streetcar won Oscars, making it possibly the fastest pop-culture parody of its era. The Stooges were eating the rich while the rich were still chewing.
Jules White later admitted he had no idea if audiences would get the Streetcar references—he just wanted Larry to suffer in a torn undershirt.
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