Hold That Lion! (1947 film)

Hold That Lion! is the 100th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1947 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Directed and produced by Jules White. Written by Felix Adler.

Dialogue

Larry: I smell somethin' awful.

Moe: You telling me? Why don'tcha use cologne?

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Moe: Say, what's another word for "scrutiny"?

Shemp: Scrutiny.

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Shemp: [with a fish bowl on his head, he mumbles inaudibly]

Moe: What did he say?

Larry: [mimics inaudible mumbling]

Moe: [smacks Larry] Get out of here!

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Ichabod Slipp: You dirty crook!

Shemp: Those are fighting words in my country!

Ichabod Slipp: All right, let's fight!

Shemp: Ah, well, we're not in my country.