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Auction History Result 3z0304 MICRO-PHONIES 8x10 key book still 1945 Moe, Larry & Curly by Shirley Martin, Three Stooges! Date Sold 4/2/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) Micro-Phonies, the 1945 Edward Bernds slapstick comedy short ("Turn on the heat... Turn on the fun... Turn on the roars!"; "A Columbia Short-Subject Presentation"; in this entry, the Stooges work at a radio station, where a pretty singer records a song, but doesn't want her family to find out; Curly dresses as a woman and imitates the singer while mimicking the record, which catches the attention of a popular violinist, who wants them to perform the song at her party; Moe smashes the record over Curly's head, so Curly is unable to perform, but the real singer helps them out) starring The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine), Christine McIntyre, Symona Boniface, and Gina Carrado. Note that Harry Edwards is credited as the writer and director of this movie on some promotional material. However, it was Edward Bernds who actually wrote and directed the film. A friend of Bernds tells us that when asked about the mix-up, Bernds replied "It beats the hell out of me"! Also, note that this was the third film Bernds directed with the Stooges, but they released it first as it was Curly's strongest performance of the period. After his stroke, Curly had difficulty remembering his lines and Bernds smartly devised a script where Curly does a lot of lipsynch instead of spoken lines (which greatly improved his confidence and performance). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still is a key book still, printed on a deluxe heavyweight paper stock. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Condition: very good. The left 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). There are two added punch holes in the left border. Otherwise, the still is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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