Higher Than a Kite
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| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Produced by | Del Lord Hugh McCollum |
| Written by | Monte Collins Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Dick Curtis Duke York |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Editing by | Paul Borofsky |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  July 30, 1943 |
| Running time | 17' 28" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Three Little Twirps |
| Followed by | I Can Hardly Wait |
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Higher Than a Kite is the 72nd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
[edit] Plot
The Stooges want to fly for the Royal Air Force, but end up mechanics working in a motor-pool garage. When given the assignment of getting a 'squeak' out of the General's car from the his assistant Kelly (Duke York), they get sidetrack after Moe's head gets stuck in a pipe. After several painful attempts, they final unscrew Moe from the tight quarters, and he eventually chases Larry and Curly around the vehicle, breaking the windshield in the process. The Stooges disassemble the entire engine, and are still puzzled, as they are not exactly certain what a squeak looks like. Kelly comes to retrieve the General's car, with the Stooges still hoping to be flyers.
The trio promptly evacuate the garage after Kelly realizes what they have done, only to end up hiding out in a bomb mistaken for a sewer pipe. The bomb is then dropped behind enemy lines (reflecting the recent British bombing of Cologne, Germany in June 1942 [1]), and quickly disguise themselves as German officers. Marshalls Bommel (Dick Curtis) and Boring (Vernon Dent) then enter, and go about flirting with pretty Moronica (Larry in drag). The Stooges eventually steal enemy secrets from under the nose of the Axis marshalls, knock the marshalls cold, and evacuate quickly.
[edit] References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 230; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2](Citadel Press, 1994).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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