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{{Short description|1955 American short film by Jules White}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Stone Age Romeos
| image          = StoneAgeRomeosTITLE.jpg
| caption        =
| director       = [[Jules White]]
| screenplay = [[Felix Adler (screenwriter)|Felix Adler]]
| story         = Zion Myers
| starring       = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine]]<br>[[Shemp Howard]]<br>[[Emil Sitka]]<br>[[Dee Green]]<br>[[Virginia Hunter]]<br>[[Nancy Saunders]]<br>[[Joe Palma]]<br>[[Cy Schindell]]<br>[[Heinie Conklin]]
| cinematography = [[Ira H. Morgan|Ira Morgan]]
| editing        = [[Paul Borofsky]]
| producer       = Jules White
| distributor    = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1955|06|02|U.S.}}
| runtime        = {{duration|m=15|s=48}}
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}
'''''Stone Age Romeos''''' is a 1955 [[short film|short subject]] directed by [[Jules White]] starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team [[The Three Stooges]] ([[Moe Howard]], [[Larry Fine]] and [[Shemp Howard]]). It is the 163rd entry in the series released by [[Columbia Pictures]] starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

==Plot==
The Stooges embark on a quest to validate the existence of contemporary cavemen, driven by the prospect of securing a monetary reward from museum curator B. Bopper. Armed with a [[16 mm film|16mm camera]], they venture into the wilderness, poised to document any evidence supporting their claim. Upon their return, they present Bopper with a film purportedly showcasing three cavemen inhabiting a prehistoric milieu. The footage depicts the cavemen engaged in mundane activities such as milk mixing, fish hunting, egg gathering, and defending their female counterparts from rival cavemen.

Bopper receives the film with exuberance, anticipating the validation of his beliefs and the fulfillment of his reward pledge. However, his enthusiasm is short-lived when he overhears the Stooges clandestinely confessing to orchestrating the charade by portraying the cavemen themselves. Incensed by their deception, Bopper responds with a visceral display of outrage, administering punitive retribution by firing upon the Stooges' posterior regions. The altercation culminates with Bopper inflicting self-harm by inadvertently discharging his firearm into his own foot.

==Cast==
===Credited===
* [[Moe Howard]] as Moe
* [[Larry Fine]] as Larry
* [[Shemp Howard]] as Shemp
* [[Emil Sitka]] as B. Bopper
* [[Dee Green]] as Baggie (stock footage)
* [[Virginia Hunter]] as Aggie (stock footage)
* [[Nancy Saunders]] as Maggie (stock footage)

===Uncredited===
* [[Barbara Bartay]] as Secretary
* [[Joe Palma]] as Caveman (stock footage)
* [[Cy Schindell]] as Caveman (stock footage)
* Bill Wallace as Caveman (stock footage)
* [[Heinie Conklin]] as Milkman (stock footage)

==Production notes==
''Stone Age Romeos'' is a remake of 1948's ''[[I'm a Monkey's Uncle]]'', using ample stock footage from the original film. New footage was filmed on August 26, 1954.<ref name=solo>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion''; Comedy III Productions, Inc., pp. 456-457 {{ISBN|0-9711868-0-4}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of American films of 1955]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0048660}}
* {{Amg movie|148909}}
*[http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/162 ''Stone Age Romeos'' at threestooges.net]

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[[Category:1955 comedy films]]
[[Category:The Three Stooges films]]
[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
[[Category:The Three Stooges film remakes]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jules White]]
[[Category:Columbia Pictures short films]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:1950s American films]]
[[Category:American comedy short films]]


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