Rl.
Nov. 24 / Prod. No. 564 / 161/2
m / p d Jules White / st
scr Felix Adler / ph
George Meehan / e
Charles Hochberg / a Charles
Clague / C: Vernon Dent (Hugo), Christine McIntyre (Delia),
Brian O' Hara (Waiter/Chef), Kelly Flint (Amelia) and Judy Malcolm (Celia)
SYN:
The Stooges are modeling as Japanese
soldiers for a magazine photographer. When their boss is called away,
the trio grab lunch at Joe's Beanery. With less than adequate time
to change into their street clothes, the Stooges decide to get lunch
in costume. The waiter (after reading an article about 3 Japanese
escapee sailors) mistakes the Stooges as real Japs and summons the
police. Before the police can arrive at the scene, however, the Stooges
flee and take refuge in a room behind the kitchen. When they realize
what just happened, and that the waiter thought they were real Japs,
they laughingly lean against a secret passageway into a real Nazi
spy headquarters. The Stooges suddenly find themselves in a room full
of Nazi spies who happen to be awaiting three ju jitsu experts. The
Stooges must pose as ju jitsu experts as not to blow their cover.
Apparently the well-known past of the three experts as acrobats is
brought up in casual conversation. They are then requested to show
off their tricks. The Stooges oblige in one of the zaniest ad-libbed
spectacles ever as the not-so-nimble Stooges just about kill each
other performing human pyramids among other neat tricks. Finally,
toward the end of their awesome performance their cover is truly blown
when the real Japs show up and spoil the party.
Quick
Hits:
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The Stooges' comic acrobatics were
never repeated in another film. That's really Moe standing on Curly's
shoulders. A very risky stunt that worked out well.
WT:
The New World Odor / FN: Smoking
an imaginary pipe gag was also used in Way Out West (1937), with
Laurel and Hardy.
