at Columbia Pictures as the studio's worst director. His poor directing skills are apparent throughout, with bad staging, awkward jump cuts and several unfocused shots. In the closing scene when the Stooges are hanging upside down from the guards' spears, Edwards inexplicably directed the guards to walk straight into a wall. His voice can also be heard loudly directing Larry Fine: "Larry, grab the.....". Larry was the only one who was not holding onto his guard's trousers: after receiving his direction, Larry quickly grabbed the pants. This type of exchange would normally be muted during post-production. After his next directoral effort with the Stooges (Three Little Twirps), the trio requested to never work with him again. Curly Howard also began to exhibit subtle hints of his slow physical decline. DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV noted that it is "demonstrated in a scene where he tries to eat a live crab (with snapping claws), a variation of the oyster-in-the-soup gag from the previous year (from Dutiful But Dumb). It's reasonably funny, but Curly's timing is just a tad off and the two scenes make quite a contrast." Quotes Curly: "Oh, food!" (beholds the spread before him) "Vitamins A B C D E F GEE, I like food!" References External links Matri-Phony at threestooges.net 1942 films The Three Stooges films American black-and-white films 1942 comedy films Columbia Pictures short films Films directed by Harry Edwards (director) American slapstick comedy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films