Outlaws Is Coming, The (1965) – Nostalgia Central

The film begins in post-Civil War Boston, where The Three Stooges – Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe – work as bumbling printers at the Society for the Preservation of American Wildlife. Their antics quickly land them on assignment out West, tasked with accompanying mild-mannered assistant editor Kenneth Cabot (played by a pre-Batman  Adam West), who is to cover the mass slaughter of buffalo.

Their destination is the frontier town of Casper, Wyoming, where villain Rance Roden (Don Lamond) is orchestrating a sinister plan.

By driving the buffalo to near extinction and stirring unrest among the local Native tribes, Roden hopes to undermine the US Cavalry’s presence – paving the way for him and his cronies to seize control of the Western territories.

Upon arrival, Cabot unexpectedly earns the role of town sheriff, thanks to his apparent sharpshooting skills – secretly aided by famed markswoman Annie Oakley (Nancy Kovack), who has taken a romantic interest in him.

To eliminate Cabot, Rance assembles a rogues’ gallery of legendary outlaws, including Jesse James (Wayne Mack), Wild Bill Hickok (Paul Shannon), and Wyatt Earp (Bill Camfield). However, the Stooges foil the plot by sneaking into the gang’s hideout and sabotaging their weapons. Their secret weapon? Printer’s glue – applied so effectively that no gunslinger can draw his weapon from a glued-up holster.

Rance’s backup plan involves arming local tribes, even supplying them with a heavily fortified wagon outfitted with a cannon and a Gatling gun. But once again, the Stooges intervene – this time capturing photographic proof of the illegal arms deal, putting an end to the scheme.

After the usual chaos and slapstick gunfights, all is resolved. The buffalo are spared, Cabot and Annie marry, and even the once-notorious gunslingers see the error of their ways and reform.

Released in some regions under the title The Three Stooges Meet the Gunslingers, this film marked the sixth and final feature starring The Three Stooges, following their resurgence in popularity in 1959.

The movie was written, produced, and directed by Norman Maurer, Moe Howard’s son-in-law.

Curly-Joe
Joe DeRita
Larry
Larry Fine
Moe
Moe Howard
Kenneth Cabot
Adam West
Annie Oakley
Nancy Kovack
Trigger Mortis
Mort Mills
Rance Roden
Don Lamond
Sunstroke Kid
Rex Holman
Mr Otis Abernathy/Witch Doctor/Cavalry Colonel
Emil Sitka
Charlie Horse
Henry Gibson
Chief Crazy Horse
Murray Alper
Bartender
Tiny Brauer
Hammond
Sidney Marion
Kid
Jeffrey Alan
Girl #1
Marilyn Fox
Fat Squaw
Audrey Betz
Japanese Moe
Lloyd Kino
Rob Dalton
Joe Bolton
Wyatt Earp
Bill Camfield
Johnny Ringo
Hal Fryar
Billy the Kid
Johnny Ginger
Jesse James
Wayne Mack
Bat Masterson
Ed T. McDonnell
Cole Younger
Bruce Sedley
Wild Bill Hickok
Paul Shannon
Belle Starr
Sally Starr
Narrator/Magic Talking Mirror
Paul Frees

Director
Norman Maurer

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