When I was a kid, I was disappointed if the featured Stooge short for that day was one in which Shemp Howard was the third stooge. But now I have a new found respect for the man, stepping in as he did after the debilitating stroke of his brother Curly.
What I have found out about the Shemp era of The Three Stooges is that all of the shorts produced in the 1940s were remade in the 1950's using lots of stock footage from previous shorts. It was a cost cutting measure used back in the day that mostly fooled all of us young viewers. This short, Knutzy Knights, was recycled from another short, Squareheads Of The Round Table, with what I estimate is around 50 percent of the same footage. (I actually watched them simultaneously).
So in this new series, I now give you a simple traditional cache (GC85R8T It's A Shemp! Squareheads Of The Round Table), and this companion mystery cache, for which you can determine the coordinates using information from clips of both shorts.
First of all, from Wikipedia:
Knutzy Knights is the 156th short subject released by Columbia Pictures in 1954 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine an Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
The Plot:
The Stooges are troubadours sent to cheer up the brokenhearted Princess Elaine (Christine McIntyre). Her father, the King, (Vernon Dent) has pledged her hand in marriage to the Black Prince (Philip Van Zandt), but she loves Cedric, the local blacksmith (Jock Mahoney).
The Stooges try to intervene for Cedric by serenading Elaine (they sing a variation on the Sextette from "Lucia di Lammermoor", with lyrics telling Elaine that Cedric is present and warning of the Black Prince's plot). They are captured by the king’s guards and condemned to be beheaded. Eventually, the King realizes the plot and jails the Black Prince and his fellow plotter. Elaine is allowed to marry Cedric, and they all live happily ever after.
Trivia:
Knutzy Knights is a remake of Squareheads Of The Round Table, using ample footage from the original 1948 film. It is notable for being the last film featuring new footage of longtime Stooge foil Vernon Dent, who was losing his eyesight and forced to retire (he would be totally blind by the time of Shemp's death a year later). Dent appeared in six more Stooge films after Knutzy Knights, via recycled footage: Of Cash And Hash, Bedlam In Paradise, Flagpole Jitters, Rumpus In The Harem, Hot Stuff and Guns A Poppin.
Another wonderful performance by the beautiful, classically trained opera singer Christine McIntyre. Hear her sing in the clips below.
The Stooges were fairly good singers in their own right.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates
Here is the clip from Squareheads Of The Round Table: Serenade
Here is the clip from Knutzy Knights: (Watch for the Big Hand in this one) Troubadours
The cache can be found at N41 42.XXX, W088 23.XXX.
Start with 000 for both the North and West.
Who Sang It?
(More than once for each singer is the same as once)
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North Key: Moe (+120) Larry (+250) Shemp (+28) Someone else (+153)
North Lines
"We stuck our little tootsies in the water".
"When the coast is clear".
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West Key: Moe (+151) Larry (+80) Shemp (+30) Someone else (+44)
West Lines
"Take a look who's standing here, right here".
"So come out on your front porch".