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Disorder in the Court (1936)

Name: Disorder in the Court
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1936
Duration: 16 min
Cast: Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Edward LeSaint, Bud Jamison

193617 minComedyStrong rights evidence

Disorder in the Court (1936) is a 17-minute comedy short film that airs free on Starlite TV's Laugh Track (CH 3) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below). Directed by Jack White.

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About Disorder in the Court (1936)

Disorder in the Court is a 1936 short film directed by Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 15th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

The Stooges, musicians by profession, are key witnesses at a murder trial where, Gail Tempest, a showgirl from their nightclub, stands accused of murdering Kirk Robin. Despite being pivotal witnesses, the Stooges are initially absent, preoccupied with leisurely activities, namely playing Jacks. Eventually, Curly takes the stand and recounts the events, ultimately offering a musical interlude with Larry on violin, Moe on harmonica, and Curly on both spoons and upright bass to illustrate the night of the crime.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Disorder in the Court (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Jack White
Cast includes: Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Edward LeSaint, Bud Jamison, Hank Mann, James C. Morton, Al Thompson
Country: United States

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Laugh Track - CH 3, Comedy TV

Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia 'List of films in the public domain in the United States' - reason: Copyright not renewed (cites Pierce 2007 / Fishman / trade sources). Three Stooges; copyright not renewed. Stooges name/likeness trademark - do not use in branding.
License on source: creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs (if any) not individually cleared.
Underlying rights: Three Stooges; copyright not renewed. Stooges name/likeness trademark - do not use in branding.
Source: Internet Archive

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