In ancient Egypt during the reign of Great King Rootentooten, Larry, Moe, and Shemp run an used-chariot dealership. They slapdash together an old jalopy. They use various schemes to sell the lemon to a powerful customer. The unhappy customer turns out to be the head of the palace guards and the guys are promptly arrested. The King receives bad tax news and has a bad toothache. He quickly sentence them to be fed to the crocodiles. The boys offer to fix his toothache.
I am solidly a fan of Curly over Shemp. To me, Shemp is always second best but that does not mean that he's bad at his work. Curly is a transcendent comedy God. Shemp is merely a mortal who does good work. In this case, the story holds together very well and the boys are an excellent team. It hits on all the right notes in both comedy and story. This is as good as the Shemp Stooges get.
I am solidly a fan of Curly over Shemp. To me, Shemp is always second best but that does not mean that he's bad at his work. Curly is a transcendent comedy God. Shemp is merely a mortal who does good work. In this case, the story holds together very well and the boys are an excellent team. It hits on all the right notes in both comedy and story. This is as good as the Shemp Stooges get.