Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

cheesecrop "Soup To Nuts" marks the debut of the legendary comedy team the Three Stooges. Here, the Stooges are comprised of Larry, Moe, and Shemp. Along for the ride is a fourth comic, a gentleman named Fred Sanborn, who's silent character is reminiscent of Harpo Marx. It suggests some Marxian thought may have gone into this, though I have no proof of this.The plot is a bit of nonsense involving a costume shop that is swimming in red ink, and how Ted & the Stooges will save it. The Stooges are nominal firemen, while Healy works at the store. Everyone else, save for actor Charles Winniger, have been lost to time. Considering the year this is being done (1930), they're not too, too bad. Still, if you're looking for "Citizen Kane"-style performances, you've come to the wrong place.Allow me to say something about Ted Healy. Most people have the impression that Healy was some kind of monster figure who the Stooges had to break free of. Yet something is wrong here. On one hand, the Stooges never spoke negatively of Healy after his passing, and they all worked in Hollywood for 40 more years. In addition, one can see little spots in their work with Healy that indicate some of the Stooges later routines were already in use during their Healy days. This seems to indicate that Healy had some sort of talent for at least devising comic material, if not for delivering it. This film may do little to redeem him as a comic, though you may see it different. However, if you are to believe some of the plaudits handed down to the man by others, then it is clear that we may be missing something regarding this man.Hope you enjoy the film!

slymusic "Soup to Nuts" is a special treat for Three Stooges fans everywhere. It marks the very first film appearance of Ted Healy and His Stooges, several years before the act was known simply as the Three Stooges. It seems that this film was thought to be lost forever for decades, until the Three Stooges Fan Club, Inc. (of which I am a proud member) was somehow able to locate a print of the film through detective work. Boy, we Stooge fans never knew what we were missing! The plot is nonessential, particularly the sappy romance, but the smart-alecky Healy and his ruffian Stooges (Shemp Howard, Harry "Moe" Howard, and Larry Fine, not counting bushy-eyed Fred Sanborn) get a chance to shine after years of vaudeville experience. Also to be admired is the fantastic Charles Winninger as Otto Schmidt, a fun-loving costume shop owner and an inventor of a handful of wacky gadgets to boot. That's not surprising, since cartoonist Rube Goldberg wrote the screenplay.Here are my favorite scenes from "Soup to Nuts" (and if you haven't yet seen this little gem of a movie, don't read any further). At the film's opening, the Stooges sing a wonderful three-part harmony of "You'll Never Know Just What Tears Are" while Ted and Whispering Willie (Fred Sanborn) try to drop sandbags on top of the trio. (In later years, when the Stooges sang this song in a few of their famous Columbia shorts, they never got past the first couple of lines.) At the climactic firemen's ball, Ted sings "You Can Only Wear One Pair of Pants at a Time", after which the Stooges join him for a complete vaudeville sketch, featuring more three-part harmony and a lot of jokes. The xylophone playing of Whispering Willie is probably Fred Sanborn's only good contribution to the film. Otto Schmidt gets caught in his own unique burglar alarm. And finally, we have a plethora of funny gags when Ted and the Stooges attempt to fight a fire at the end of the picture.The delightfully screwy "Soup to Nuts" may be a little slow at times, particularly when the Stooges are not featured, but that's okay. This film is well worth seeing, in my opinion, and it has fortunately been released to DVD. Do yourself a big favor and watch this movie!

Stephen R. Taylor Everybody commenting here seems to forget about the fine character actor Charles Winninger, who unfortunately is one of the best things about this mediocre picture. Yeah, we Stooges fans only watched this to see our favorite slapstick guys in their very first exposure to film, and most of us already knew that Healy's semi-popularity as a comedian was a mystery. But there are indeed other things going on here, most notably the aforementioned Winninger, who's the funniest person in this film, most assuredly. Watch out for that gigantic boot!

Jay Phelps The only appeal of this film is to see the Stooges in their earliest film appearance--and to get a glimpse of the now-reviled Ted Healey. I can see why the Boys parted ways with Healey. His treatment of them comes off as brutal and mean-spirited (even by Stooge standards!) A curiosity piece.