The Three Stooges in Orbit

The Three Stooges in Orbit
Directed byEdward Bernds
Screenplay byElwood Ullman
Story byNorman Maurer
Produced byNorman Maurer
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Emil Sitka
Carol Christensen
Edson Stroll
George N. Neise
Rayford Barnes
Norman Leavitt
Nestor Paiva
Don Lamond
Peter Dawson
Peter Brocco
CinematographyWilliam P. Whitley
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant
Music byPaul Dunlap
Production
company
Normandy Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • June 20, 1962 (1962-06-20) (Los Angeles)
  • July 4, 1962 (1962-07-04) (United States)
  • July 11, 1962 (1962-07-11) (New York City)
Running time
87:28
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,500,000[1]

The Three Stooges In Orbit is a 1962 American comedy science fiction film directed by Edward Bernds. It is the fourth 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 and produced by Normandy Productions,[2] The Three Stooges in Orbit was directed by long-time Stooge director Edward Bernds, whom Moe later cited as the team's finest director.

  1. ^ Howard Maurer, Joan; Jeff Lenburg; Greg Lenburg (2012) [1982]. The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. pp. 326–327. ISBN 978-1-61374-074-3.
  2. ^ "The Three Stooges in Orbit on AFI".