Beer Barrel Polecats
Directed by	Jules White
Written by	Gilbert Pratt
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Eddie Laughton Joe Palma
Cinematography	George F. Kelley
Edited by	Charles Hochberg
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 10, 19346
Running time	16 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Beer Barrel Polecats is a 1946 short film starring American comedy screen The Three Stooges.

Plot

Unable to find a bottle of beer anywhere in their town, the Stooges decide to brew some of the stuff themselves. Unfortunately, Curly ends up selling a bottle at blackmarket price to a detective, landing the trio in jail. Curly tries to smuggle a barrel of beer in jail under his overcoat, but the barrel explodes under the heat of lights while having the trio has their mugshots taken.

While working on the rock pile, the boys stumble on an old friend of theirs, and work together to flee the prison. They are ultimately captured, and sent to solitary confinement. The trio is finaly released as senior citizens, in which Curly quips upon leaving "You know what I'd like? A nice, tall bottle of beer!"

Notes

• Curly Howard suffered a series of minor strokes prior to filming Beer Barrel Polecats. As a result, his performance was marred by slured speech, and slower timing. He was also unable to work the normal 4-5 day filming schedule, so director Jules White utilized footage from In the Sweet Pie and Pie and So Long, Mr. Chumps.
• A colorized version of this short is currently available on DVD.