The first theatrical short of American comedy trio, 'The Three Stooge', titled, 'The Woman Haters', was released today, May 5th in 1934. Starring the original incarnation of the group, namely Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard, who would go on to be known as more famously, as 'Moe, Larry and Curly' in subsequent theatrical shorts and feature films, thus making an enormous impact on popular films and television shows and garnering adulation from audiences across all ages over the years.

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About 'The Woman Haters'
The 1934 short, 'The Woman Haters' marks the first of 190 theatrical short films made by Columbia Pictures, which starred, 'The Three Stooges' between 1934 and 1959. The story revolves around the Stooges becoming members of a Women Haters Club, only to have Larry get engaged and married to a beautiful woman due to a series of circumstances. Larry's wife, played by actress Marjorie White (her final film role before her untimely death due to a car accident a year later after this short's release) later ends up flirting with the other two Stooges.

The Stooges had different names in this short: Curly is "Jackie", Moe is "Tom" and Larry is "Jim" and is also one of the few Stooge shorts that features Larry as the lead character. Signature comic moments like the famos eye poke, the slapstick Stooge brawl began with this short.

Like their comic contemporaries like, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Abbot and Costello, the Stooges have a special place in comedy stardom due to the enormous fan following that they amassed, which even exists today. Moe's bowl haircut, Larry's frizzy mane, Curly's crew cut hairstyle are often imitated on screen by many artists. They famous slapstick brawls have been recreated in several notable films and television programmes. Here's a selective list...