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'''''Uncivil War Birds''''' is the 90th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]]. |
'''''Uncivil War Birds''''' is the 90th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]]. |
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==Plot== |
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This short features a controversial scene in which the trio appears in [[blackface]], with Curly playing a [[Mammy archetype | Mammy]]-type character. They perform a [[minstrel show | minstrel]] song-and-dance routine while Larry strums a banjo. |
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It is the [[American Civil War]], and the Stooges enlist in the service. Moe and Larry accidentally join the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union Army]], while Curly manages to correctly sign up with the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]]. Before the error can be corrected, several Union soldiers order Moe and Larry the lock up their "prisoner." A few moments later, a Confederate general sees Curly being released and, upon seeing Moe and Larry, thinks ''he'' has captured two ''Union'' soldiers. This mix up goes back and forth several times, until Moe and Larry finally find Confederate uniforms, only to be caught in Union army headquarters. They eventually escape by performing [[minstrel show|minstrel]] song-and-dance routine in [[blackface]], with Curly playing a [[Mammy archetype|Mammy]]-type character and Larry struming a [[banjo]]. |
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==Curly's illness== |
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*''Uncivil War Birds'' was produced after [[Curly Howard]] suffered a mild [[stroke]]. As a result, his performance was marred by slurred speech, and slower timing. <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 262; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*The minstrel routine is sometimes excised from television prints, due to its racial sterotype of southern [[African Americans]]. |
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== References == |
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==Further reading== |
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*''Moe Howard and the Three Stooges''; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233], (Citadel Press, 1977). |
*''Moe Howard and the Three Stooges''; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233], (Citadel Press, 1977). |
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Directed by | Jules White |
Written by | Clyde Bruckman |
Produced by | Jules White |
Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Eleanor Counts Marilyn Johnson Faye Williams Theodore Lorch Joe Palma Cy Schindell |
Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
Edited by | Charles Hochberg |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | ![]() |
Running time | 17' 16" |
Country | ![]() |
Language | English |
Uncivil War Birds is the 90th 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
It is the American Civil War, and the Stooges enlist in the service. Moe and Larry accidentally join the Union Army, while Curly manages to correctly sign up with the Confederate. Before the error can be corrected, several Union soldiers order Moe and Larry the lock up their "prisoner." A few moments later, a Confederate general sees Curly being released and, upon seeing Moe and Larry, thinks he has captured two Union soldiers. This mix up goes back and forth several times, until Moe and Larry finally find Confederate uniforms, only to be caught in Union army headquarters. They eventually escape by performing minstrel song-and-dance routine in blackface, with Curly playing a Mammy-type character and Larry struming a banjo.
Curly's illness
- Uncivil War Birds was produced after Curly Howard suffered a mild stroke. As a result, his performance was marred by slurred speech, and slower timing. [1]
Notes
- The minstrel routine is sometimes excised from television prints, due to its racial sterotype of southern African Americans.
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 262; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
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).