Alicia I love this movie so much

Ploydsge just watch it!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

classicsoncall I caught my fair share of Three Stooges shorts as a kid but never a full length film. Curiously, the trio doesn't really operate as a trio here, as Moe Howard goes by the name of Shorty Williams, and lures Curly and Larry into his prospecting scheme as a way for them to escape the law. The backdrop of a Western film was probably a way of getting the boys into cowboy outfits and astride some horses but the story could have left that element out and still arrive at the same conclusion, which was to get their various supporting players hired by a Broadway producer just trying to get some rest and relaxation while on vacation. With a host of musical numbers, the picture gets some mileage out of a handful of performers like the Hoosier Hotshots and the Cappy Barra Boys. They didn't sound particularly talented to me, but the number that won over producer Trove (Tim Ryan) featured one of the members on a makeshift instrument that brought to mind Smiley Burnette in one of the Durango Kid flicks. A couple of pretty young ladies were also on hand, but the idea that singer June McGuire (Mary Beth Hughes) would fall for an older homely guy like Moe, er Shorty, was beyond my ability to comprehend.

jmtpubs If you are looking for a comedy that has a substantial plot, this one isn't it.If you are looking for a movie that features the Three Stooges doing their usual performance and patter, this one isn't it.Rockin' In the Rockies is a typical Columbia House movie that showcases Columbia Records musical talent and offers a little bit of a plot as an excuse. In what can be described as a glorified MTV video, Moe Howard plays a would-be prospector (more of a con artist) who partners with Larry and Curly, two vagrants who wander into town and need jobs before the Sheriff throws them into jail. Enter Mary Beth Hughes and Gladys Blake as two failed saloon singers determined to leave the west for New York. Moe falls for Mary Beth and invites the girls back to the ranch. The singing group, the Hoosier Hotshots, play ranch hands and the Cappy Barra Boys and Spade Cooley make appearances as well.Although the Three Stooges were an odd choice for casting (apparently Cary Grant wasn't available), Moe does a surprisingly good job as a character actor in this movie. Mary Beth Hughes is his primary comic foil, adding a hint of "war between the sexes" element to what is pretty much one of Columbia Picture's signature "screwball comedies." The movie will disappoint Stooge fans who expect the familiar routines and writing of either Felix Adler or Jules White, and those who despise country-western music will faint, but overall the movie qualifies as a pleasant serving of chewing gum for the mind.

FILMRELIC If you are a Stooges fan, like me, you should appreciate anything that they have done, even if it's something as corny as this feature. It could've been planned a lot better and give the boys better material to work with. I would've rather seen them in a comedy/mystery instead of a comedy/western/musical. Why the music ? At least though, they did get top billing- sort of, but why not use Moe's real name. The theater going audience knew who he was. But they used Larry and Curly's real names. Whatever. But just a few correction to the Reviewer before me, this was NOT the only feature with Curly and the short with the similar name is Rockin "THRU" the Rockies as opposed to "IN" the Rockies. The other features with Curly are pretty good and are: TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM, where they are not the stars, but do get a lot of screen time. Swing Parade of 1946, The Captain Hates the Sea, Turn Back the Clock, Fugitive Lovers, Myrt & Marge, Start Cheering, My Sister Eileen (cameo). They may not have gotten top billing, but they were in them. There might be others, but I think I've proven my point. But like all Stooges fans, even the worst of Stooge films are the most sought after because of their rarity and not much late-night TV play. We can only hope to see them via the "collectors underground". So if you get a chance to see ROCKIN' IN THE ROCKIES, appreciate it - if not for the content but for the Stooges commitment & contribution to the movie industry !

wbhickok Not even the most ardent stooge fan could possibly like the movie, (I one of them) the stooges just aren't given any material to work with. It is really a shame too because this is the only feature length movie the stooges did with Curly, and this one effort by them is painfully unfunny, when it could have had great potential. Awful musical numbers don't help any either. The short they did with the same title has more laughs.