Production Information
Title: The Outlaws Is Coming
Studio: Columbia
Release Date: January 14, 1965
Running Time: 1:28
“It’s against our religion… Yeah, we’re devout cowards!”
Short Take
In 1871, Rance Roden (Don Lamond) plans to kill off all the buffalo and thus causes the Indians to riot. After they destroy the U.S. Cavalry (his real enemy), Rance and his gang will take over the West. Meanwhile, a Boston magazine gets wind of the buffalo slaughter and sends editor Kenneth Cabot (Adam West) and his associates (Moe, Larry and Curly Joe) to Casper, Wyoming to investigate.
Once there, Ken’s shooting skills (secretly aided by sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Nancy Kovack) earn him the job of the town sheriff. Rance has his band of bad guys called in to have the lawmen wiped out, but The Stooges sneak into the gang’s hideout and glue their firearms to their holsters. When Ken confronts the bad guys, they decide that a life of justice is better than crime. Meanwhile, Rance and Trigger attempt to sell firearms to the Indians, including an armored wagon containing a Gatling Gun and cannon in a turret. Fortunately, The Stooges foil this plan by snapping a picture of them making the sale.
The Outlaws Is Coming Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Norman Maurer |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Norman Maurer |
| Written by | Norman Maurer Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe DeRita Adam West Nancy Kovack Mort Mills Don Lamond |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Edited by | Aaron Nibley |
The Outlaws Is Coming Trivia
- This is the sixth and final theatrical feature film starring The Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity
- Like its predecessor, The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, the film was directed by Moe’s son-in-law, Norman Maurer
Production Notes
- The working title was The Three Stooges Meet the Gunslingers
- Filming occurred during May 1964 at both the Columbia Ranch and at the B-BAR-B Buffalo Ranch outside Gillette, Wyoming