The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
Directed byEdward Bernds
Screenplay byElwood Ullman
Story byNorman Maurer
Produced byNorman Maurer
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Vicki Trickett
Quinn Redeker
George N. Neise
Samson Burke
Emil Sitka
Hal Smith
Marlin McKeever
Mike McKeever
CinematographyScotty Welbourne
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant
Music byPaul Dunlap
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 26, 1962 (1962-01-26) (U.S.)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$420,000[1]
Box office$2 million[1] or $1,175,000 (US/Canada)[2]

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules is a 1962 American comedy fantasy film directed by Edward Bernds. It is the third feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Released by Columbia Pictures, The Three Stooges Meet Hercules was directed by long-time Stooges director Edward Bernds. It was the most financially successful of the Stooges' feature films.

  1. ^ a b Lenburg, Jeff; Joan Howard Maurer; Greg Lenburg (2012). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, Updated Edition. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. pp. 326–327. ISBN 978-1-61374-074-3.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1962". Variety. 9 Jan 1963. p. 13. Please note these are rentals and not gross figures