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PLOT After escaping from the Railroad Police after stowing away on a train, The Stooges befriend a champion wrestler named Bustoff. His trainers, who are part of the mob, have a large bet placed on Bustoff to win the big match. But Bustoff likes to go out drinking, so the mobsters hire/force the Stooges to become Bustoff's managers and get him to the ring sober. Eventually, Bustoff goes down, drunk and hit by dumbbells and a locker. In fear, the Stooges substitute Curly, who possesses a tendency to get violent in reaction to the smell of the perfume Wild Hyacinth. This can be used to their advantage. Buy the subsequent wrestling match is not a good time for Curly as he performs poorly. Moe then spots a bottle of Wild Hyacinth from a woman spectator and gets it from her. (By this time, the mobsters got wind of Bustoff's non-participation and are threatening the Stooges with harm if Curly does not win as planned). The Wild Hyacinth is then applied to Curly, and soon the challenger is knocked out. But Curly still goes on wildly, and attempts to calm him by ticking failed, as Curly in the process forcibly gets the ring bell from its support. He then uses the bell to hit the Stooges, the police, the referee, and the pursuing audience. The police is forced to call in reinforcements to stop the melee. Eventually, the bell looses up, hurls into the air, and hits Curly in the head, knocking him out. NOTES Curly has a violent reaction to the smell of the perfume, Wild Hyacinth. The only cure is for someone to tickle his feet. This is similar to the device used in Punch Drunks . This is the first short in which the Stooges attempt to escape a room but wind up simply running in circles. This would be a recurring joke in the Stooge shorts. QUOTES
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