Back from the Front

Back From the Front

Directed by	Jules White
Produced by	Jules White
Written by	Ewart Adamson Jack White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Stanley Blystone Vernon Dent Bud Jamison Heinie Conklin Lew Davis George Gray Jack "Tiny" Lipson Harry Semels Al Thompson
Cinematography	John Stumar
Editing by	Edwin H. Bryant
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	May 28, 1943 (U.S.)
Running time	17' 41"
Country	United States
Language	English

Back From the Front is the 70th 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.

Plot

The Stooges join the war effort by enlisting at Merchant Marines. While aboard, they have a brief run-in with (a secret German Nazi officer) Lt. Dungen (Vernon Dent), and then mistake a torpedo for a beached whale. Moe says they have to kill it, and it promptly explodes. After being lost at sea for several days, they come across the SS Schicklgruber and climb aboard. Now with fully grown beards, they come across Lt. Dungen again, who does not recognize them. After realizing they are in with a nest of German sailors, they eventually overtake the crew and toss them overboard.

Notes

Moe reprises his Adolf Hitler role from You Nazty Spy! and I'll Never Heil Again. The end was satire, with Moe telling the Nazis to use their heads and shoot out their brains, to which Stanley Blystone replies, "But mein Führer, we're Nazis. We have no brains."
In the final scene, Larry carried a briefcase that appropriately reads "Minister of Propaganda: Specialist in Lies and Bunk".
"Schicklgruber" is the surname Adolf Hitler's father, Alois Hitler carried for the first 40 years of his life, until he took the name Hitler (Hiedler) from his stepfather. While Adolf Hitler himself never carried the surname, the British made use of it for propaganda purposes since even to Germans, the name is laughable. The Stooges used it numerous times as the only name by which they would refer to Hitler.

External links

Back from the Front at the Internet Movie Database
Back from the Front at AllRovi
Back from the Front at threestooges.net

The Three Stooges

Ted Healy Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Shemp Howard Joe Besser Joe DeRita Emil Sitka

Supporting actors	Eadie Adams Mary Ainslee Murray Alper Dorothy Appleby Phil Arnold Buddy Baer Mark Bailey Edgar Barrier Phyllis Barry Rayford Barnes Don Beddoe Bonnie Bonnell Gladys Blake Mel Blanc Joe Bolton Lynton Brent Stanley Blystone Bobby Burns Symona Boniface Nanette Bordeaux Harold Brauer Lloyd Bridges Peter Brocco Samson Burke Walter Burke Bill Camfield Connie Cezan George Chesebro Carol Christensen Jack Clifford Peter Coe Robert Colbert Monte Collins Chester Conklin Heinie Conklin Spade Cooley Gino Corrado Phyllis Crane Dick Curtis Maurice Dallimore Diana Darrin Michael David Lew Davis Peter Dawson Marjorie Deanne Vernon Dent Richard Devon Dudley Dickerson Ann Doran Anthony Eustrel Herbert Evans Herbie Faye Richard Fiske Kelly Flint Bess Flowers Peter Forster Joan Freeman Paul Frees Milton Frome Hal Fryar Paul "Mousie" Garner Maxine Gates Slim Gaut Henry Gibson Julie Gibson Billy Gilbert Johnny Ginger June Gittelson Ned Glass Ruth Godfrey Lorna Gray Dee Green Jane Hamilton Marcia Healy Myron Healey Carol Heiss Althea Henley Al Hill Rex Holman Victoria Horne Doris Houck Mary Beth Hughes William Irving Bud Jamison Suzanne Kaaren Johnny Kascier Iau Kea Fred Kelsey Tom Kennedy Robert Kino Fred Kohler Nancy Kovack Frank Lackteen Don Lamond Muriel Landers Eddie Laughton Norman Leavitt Lu Leonard Ethelreda Leopold George J. Lewis Sylvia Lewis Jack "Tiny" Lipson Anna-Lisa Margie Liszt Babe London Ted Lorch Kenneth MacDonald Betty Mack Wayne Mack Jock Mahoney Laurie Main Judy Malcolm Ed T. McDonnell Christine McIntyre Marlin McKeever Mike McKeever Dal McKennon Eva McKenzie Patricia Medina Cheerio Meredith Frank Mills Mort Mills Frank Mitchell Geneva Mitchell James C. Morton George N. Neise Nestor Paiva Joe Palma Blanche Payson Snub Pollard Stanley Price Norma Randall Rebel Randall Quinn Redeker Suzanne Ridgeway Blossom Rock Guy Rolfe Gene Roth Benny Rubin Tim Ryan Fred Sanborn Jay Sheffield Cy Schindell Bruce Sedley Harry Semels Paul Shannon Barbara Slater Sally Starr Robert Stevens Robert Stevenson Edson Stroll Frank Sully Harriette Tarler Forrest Taylor Greta Thyssen Al Thompson Victor Travers John Tyrrell Philip Van Zandt Dick Wessel Adam West Blackie Whiteford Jean Willes Patricia Wright Evelyn Young Duke York

Directors	Edward Bernds Preston Black Lou Breslow Clyde Bruckman Charley Chase Harry Edwards Archie Gottler Walter Lang Charles Lamont Del Lord Norman Maurer Ray McCarey Hugh McCollum David Lowell Rich Jules White

Screenwriters	Ewart Adamson Felix Adler Andrew Bennison Herman Boxer Clyde Bruckman Jack Cluett Lloyd French Irv Frisch Will Harr Al Giebler Thea Goodman Jerome S. Gottler John Grey Griffin Jay Searle Kramer Charles Nelson Albert Ray Elwood Ullman Jack White/Preston Black

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