This classic clip from the Three Stooges (doubly so, as it’s in color) shows the triad with a bevy of Columbia-brand cuties getting into the mood, with a most unlikely inspiration (date and director unknown).

This classic clip from the Three Stooges (doubly so, as it’s in color) shows the triad with a bevy of Columbia-brand cuties getting into the mood, with a most unlikely inspiration (date and director unknown).

This had to have been during that brief period when older stars attempted to stay with it by singing folk songs, while still relying on over-the-top choreography, expert makeup departments, and big clothing budgets. In this bizarre scene, Debbie Reynolds hops from platform to platform while dippy background singers attempt to convey capital-M Meaning to the song. Oy vey!

Bette, what the hell were you thinking? Here the unflappable and heretore uncorruptible soi-disant artiste joins the ranks of Lorne Green and Leonard Nimoy.