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*''G.I. Wanna Home'' is often inadvertently referred to as 'G.I. Wanna ''Go'' Home.' <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 232; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
*''G.I. Wanna Home'' is often inadvertently referred to as 'G.I. Wanna ''Go'' Home.' <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 232; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
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*''G.I. Wanna Home'' was filmed near the end of [[Curly Howard]]'s career. The 42-year-old comedian had suffered a series of minor [[stroke]]s several months prior to filming, and his performances had been unpredictable. By the time of ''G.I. Wanna Home'', he had lost a considerable amount of weight, and lines had creased his baby face. |
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While director [[Edward Bernds]] devised ways to cover his illness, [[Jules White]] simply shifted the action towards Larry. The scene where Larry climbs the tree to grab eggs from a bird's nest would normally have revolved around Curly climbing up the tree. In addition, Curly could not longer ad-lib for the camera as in previous instances. His scene where he cleans the potatoes in sluggish and lethargic. Films like ''[[Playing the Ponies]]'', ''[[An Ache in Every Stake]]'' and ''[[Sock-A-Bye Baby]]'' are finer exmaples of Curly preparing food and creating comedy genius with little effort. <ref>Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). ''The Three Stooges Scrapbook'', p. 77, Citadel Press. ISBN: 0806509465] </ref> |
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Revision as of 17:01, 18 December 2007
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Judy Malcolm Ethelreda Leopold Doris Houck Symona Boniface Al Thompson |
| Cinematography | George F. Kelley |
| Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |  September 5, 1946 |
Running time | 15' 44" |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
G.I. Wanna Home is the 94th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Notes
- G.I. Wanna Home is often inadvertently referred to as 'G.I. Wanna Go Home.' [1]
- G.I. Wanna Home was filmed near the end of Curly Howard's career. The 42-year-old comedian had suffered a series of minor strokes several months prior to filming, and his performances had been unpredictable. By the time of G.I. Wanna Home, he had lost a considerable amount of weight, and lines had creased his baby face.
While director Edward Bernds devised ways to cover his illness, Jules White simply shifted the action towards Larry. The scene where Larry climbs the tree to grab eggs from a bird's nest would normally have revolved around Curly climbing up the tree. In addition, Curly could not longer ad-lib for the camera as in previous instances. His scene where he cleans the potatoes in sluggish and lethargic. Films like Playing the Ponies, An Ache in Every Stake and Sock-A-Bye Baby are finer exmaples of Curly preparing food and creating comedy genius with little effort. [2]
References
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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