They Stooge to Conga
8 /10 1 Votes
Director Del Lord Film series Three Stooges Films Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Short Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Monte Collins , Elwood Ullman Release date January 1, 1943 (1943-01-01) Producers Jules White, Hugh McCollum Genres Short Film, Comedy, Slapstick, Black-and-white Cast Curly Howard (Curly), Larry Fine (Larry), Moe Howard (Moe)Similar movies Tugboat Mickey , Orphan's Benefit , Mickey's Birthday Party , Symphony Hour , Pacific Rim , The Artist |
They Stooge to Conga is the 67th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1943 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
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Plot
The Stooges are repairmen fixing the doorbell of a large house, which, unbeknownst to them, is the secret headquarters of a group of Nazi spies, headed by the ruthless Hans (Vernon Dent). They manage to ruin most of the house while working on the wiring, and then subdue the spies and sink an enemy submarine by remote control. The boys are caught before the remote control falls, leading to an explosion. The stooges hit the heads of the enemies and make a door bell sound in the process.
Violence
They Stooge to Conga has been consistently ranked as the most violent Stooge film of the Curly Howard era (1934-1947). DVD Talk critic Stuart Galbraith IV writes that, in its brief 15½ minutes, the film "offers several startling moments, none more gleefully sadistic as when Curly, scaling an electrical pole, within a few seconds manages to puncture the top of Moe's head, an eye, and an ear with a climbing spike, all with cringe-inducing 'ker-CHUNK' sound effects." Moe also gets pulled through lath and plaster, with a real wooden pillar unintentionally landing on his neck. Curly gets his share of abuse, via electrocution, falling off a telephone pole, severe nose twisting, and getting singed via an acetylene torch.
Interestingly, though Columbia short subject head/director Jules White was known for the usage of excessive violence in his films, They Stooge to Conga was directed by Del Lord. "We had trouble pulling Moe all the way through the wall," White later recalled. "Since Moe was a full grown man, we weakened the wall and the wood inside and then replastered the wall."
Notable violent gags
References
They Stooge to Conga WikipediaThey Stooge to Conga IMDb They Stooge to Conga themoviedb.org