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appalachiablue

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Sun Nov 30, 2025, 10:01 AM Sunday

🕌 Malice In The Palace - Cafe Casbah Bah 🌴 The Three Stooges


(16 mins) - Malice in the Palace is a 1949 short subject directed by Jules White starring the American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine & Shemp Howard).. - Plot. The Stooges operate a Middle Eastern restaurant called Cafe Casbah Bah, where they become entangled in a string of mishaps while serving patrons Hassan ben Sober and Ginna Rumma.

A culinary incident ensues when spaghetti inadvertently splatters onto the patrons' faces, prompting the Stooges to offer a replacement meal of rabbit and hot dogs. Their efforts are further complicated by the presence of a stray cat and dog, leading to mistaken impressions about the meal's ingredients. Unbeknownst to the Stooges, their encounter with Sober and Rumma conceals a sinister plot.

The patrons are revealed to be thieves aiming to pilfer a valuable diamond from the tomb of King Rootintootin. Despite their unwitting involvement, the Stooges become aware of the scheme and endeavor to thwart it, ultimately reclaiming the diamond from the Emir of Shmow's possession...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
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🕌 Malice In The Palace - Cafe Casbah Bah 🌴 The Three Stooges (Original Post) appalachiablue Sunday OP
Curly was to have a cameo in the short, but the plans were dropped. John1956PA Sunday #1
Thanks for the info., they were all so talented and made millions laugh. appalachiablue Sunday #2
Grew up watching their silly slapstick, always enjoyable ! KS Toronado Sunday #3

John1956PA

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1. Curly was to have a cameo in the short, but the plans were dropped.
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 10:11 AM
Sunday

There exists a promo photo of him, dressed as a cook, threatening Moe, Larry and Shemp.

Off topic, Shemp died in late November 1955, seventy years ago

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