SYN:
The Stooges become farmers as
a last resort when every branch of the armed services turns them down
as physical liabilities (and the fact that Curly has water on the
knee). So the boys trade their car for a run down farm house and survey
the grounds to find that no livestock exists, except for one ostrich
(an ostrich that likes eating blasting powder). Later, the Stooges
encounter three Japanese soldiers who have escaped from a local Relocation
Center. The soldiers' flight is cut short, however, when the Stooges'
ostrich (who had consumed gunpowder earlier) starts laying explosive
eggs. Just as the Japs have our boys cornered in a barn, the pick
up an egg deciding that at least they'll go out with a splat, end
up going out with a bang. The egg explodes, sending the Japs flying
in all directions and the Stooges are suddenly heroes for capturing
several escapees.
Quick
Hits:
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Did you know that Emmett Lynn (the
farmer) made a career of playing grumpy, tobacco-chewing hayseed,
usually in westerns?
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Curly does a very hilarious ostrich-feather
fan dancer scene in this short. Probably one of his more overlooked,
but great moments showing off his talented light feet.
