ccthemovieman-1
The boys rush in the house, and we hear "Tizzy! Lizzie! Dizzy! Inky! Winky! Stinky! as they greet one another. The girls - all with those long early '40s hairdos - ask, "what's with the get-ups? "We've signed up as sailors on a steamer," they explain. "Kiss us goodbye." The dodge that and Larry and Moe wind up kissing each other while Curly smooches the Saint Bernard. They get their real kisses, though, and announce "we're off to sea to see what we can see! See?" Yes, there are a lot of corny lines in here, as a corny dance number as they exit.Once on the boat, Larry and Moe are seasick while Curly is fine and asks them if they'd like some of his raw liver. He laughs at them, as they run elsewhere to throw up, but then it hits him.Longtime Stooges contributor Vernon Dent plays the Bosun "Duncan" who is really a German spy. Totally insane things happen from that point, such as the boys thinking a torpedo is a whale and trying to hammer it and, in the process, blowing up the ship. Yet, after surviving on a small raft for days eating beans, they wind up on a German ship (the S.S. Shickelgruber) with the same "Duncan" and another longtime Stooge player, Bud Jamison.Through some ridiculous turn of events in which the Nazis are made to look like total idiots (too much so, to be fair), the eliminate every German on the ship! Don't ask....none of it makes sense, but that's the Three Stooges.
slymusic
"Back from the Front" is my favorite Nazi-themed Three Stooges short. Moe, Larry, and Curly serve their country on the S.S. Dotty until it is torpedoed; they end up as stowaways on the S.S. Schickelgruber! The most fun part of this short is watching the boys, disguised as Nazi sailors, using their quick wits to wipe out every crew member on the Nazi ship. Adding to the fun is Moe's great Hitler impersonation, complete with stereotypical German double-talk, before the threesome literally overthrows the ship's commanding officers.And please, let us not overlook the talents of a few supporting actors who portray Nazi sailors in this film. Stanley Blystone as the captain and Vernon Dent as Lt. Dungen are perfect foils for the Stooges. And Bud Jamison as the petty officer is probably the best dialect actor the Stooges ever worked with ("Mutts to You" [1938], "Termites of 1938" [1938], and "Whoops, I'm an Indian!" [1936] are other Stooge shorts that showcase Jamison's capability with accents).
rbverhoef
I find most of the Three Stooges shorts very funny and this one is no exception. It starts a little boring but the final parts make up for that. Moe's Hitler imitation is great. The way Moe, Larry and Curly can repeat the same joke and still keep it funny is great. Another funny Three Stooges movie.
Brian Washington
This is not only one of the all time Stooge shorts, but it also features one of Moe's best performances as the "Little Bavarian Corporal". Moe Howard probably was the best imitator of Hitler (ironic for a Jew) and he does it to great effect in this film. Just check out "You Natzi Spy", "I'll Never Heil Again" and, my personal favorite, "They Stooge to Conga".
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