Playing the Ponies

Playing the Ponies

15 mins | Comedy | Oct. 15, 1937

The stooges are gypped into trading their restaurant for "Thunderbolt", a washed up race horse. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The boys enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race.

Playing the Ponies

15 mins | Comedy | Oct. 15, 1937

Playing the Ponies
The stooges are gypped into trading their restaurant for "Thunderbolt", a washed up race horse. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The boys enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Playing the Ponies
Directors Charles Lamont
Writers Will Harr, Irv Frisch, Charlie Melson, Al Giebler, Elwood Ullman

Cast

Curly Howard

as Curly

Larry Fine

as Larry

Moe Howard

as Moe

Billy Bletcher

as Announcer (uncredited)

William Irving

as Higgins (uncredited)

Charles Dorety

as Stunned Pepperino Eater (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

as Race Starter (uncredited)