I'm a Monkey's Uncle
| I'm a Monkey's Uncle | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Zion Myers |
| Starring |
Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Dee Green Virginia Hunter Nancy Saunders Joe Palma Cy Schindell Heinie Conklin |
| Cinematography | George F. Kelley |
| Edited by | Edwin Bryant |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 15' 56" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I'm a Monkey's Uncle is the 110th 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. This short was released in 1948 and features Shemp Howard, Moe Howard and Larry Fine.
Plot
The Stooges are cavemen living in the stone age. They must tend to their daily chores, consisting of mixing milk, hunting fish, and gathering eggs. Such is life in the prehistoric times.
That afternoon, Moe has a date with his girlfriend, Aggie (Virginia Hunter). Shemp and Larry want to join, as Aggie has two sisters for the boys, Maggie (Nancy Saunders) and Baggie (Dee Green). When rival cavemen allege that the Stooges stole their women, a fight breaks out, with the trio catapulting rocks, mud and eggs at the cavemen. After fending them off, the victorious Stooges are free to woo their sweethearts.
Production notes
I'm a Monkey's Uncle was remade as Stone Age Romeos.[1] The film title references the idiom "monkey's uncle".[1]
This is one of the few films in which Moe imitates brother Curly Howard's barking routine. This was done in other films like Who Done It?, due to certain scripts being written for Curly before his untimely illness.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 336–337. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
