This was the first time that anyone in the movie business had the nerve to make fun of adolf hitler. Thethreestooges044younaztyspy1940curlylarrymoedabaron18m06s. Still, you nazty spy was released in january 1940, months before the german invasion of france and the antinazi turn in american public opinion. Chaplins the great dictator 1940 was in production first. The great dictator is a comedy film by charlie chaplin released in october 1940. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing you nazi spy near you. Britain questioned irelands wwii neutrality when german. Moe is hailstone the dictator, curly is a field marshall and larry is minister of propaganda. Even if you are one of these people who dismiss the stooges, theres two important shorts you cant dismiss. Three stooges 056 ill never heil again colour video. Larry fine, moe howard, curly howard the three stooges, 1940. In love and war 1958 robert wagner, jeffrey hunter full length classic war movie english.
Aug 25, 2010 a russian ballerina who became a nazi spy was responsible for one of the earliest allied defeats in the second world war after getting hold of the british campaign plan for norway, according to. Filming on the short began december 5, 1939, and lasted for seven days. These two are not only important in the history of american film, but the history of america. When three politicians from a small country discover there is no money in peace, they decide to hire a paperhanger moe as a puppet dictator. It was also 11 months before charlie chaplins the great dictator was released. When virgil c spies was born about 19, his father, henry, was 26 and his mother, florence, was 25. It is the 44th short film released by columbia pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Secret war to beat the nazi spies express yourself.
In 1940, he was 27 years old and lived in massena, iowa, with his father, mother, and 5 sisters. In short order, the boys impersonate nazis, kick a few spies in the pants, and successfully foul up an axis scheme to direct a german uboat into new york harbor. Watch the three stooges show season 7, episode 1 you nazty spy the king of moronica is overthrown and the three stooges are chosen to take his place. Both moe howard and larry fine cited you nazty spy. The new york spy ring case pointed out americas vulnerability to foreign espionage efforts, and prompted government action.
So he left germany, first for england and then for the united states, where he continued his. The king of moronica is overthrown and the three stooges are chosen to take his place. May 05, 2012 watch three stooges 056 ill never heil again colour mike zolman on dailymotion. According to the internet movie database, you nazty spy. You nazty spy was made in 1940, at a time when the deck was stacked against cinematic lampoons of hitler. Pages in category 1940 movies the following pages are in this category, out of total. Moe is hailstone the dictator, curly is a field marshal and larry is minister of propaganda. High praise, indeed, but what cinches it for thompson is the timing. Givin option of turning against germany once captured or being executed almost every spy caught by british forces choose death then to turn on ww2 project spy groups credits spy groups abwehr and sicherheitsdients spy rings in britian 2 options turn yourself in or go on run and. Confessions of a nazi spy 1939 movie clip only obedience. Perspective in 1940, adolf hitler faced a most unlikely. You nazty spy was the first american movie to introduce a.
Much of the short reflects the american publics knowledge of affairs in germany at that time. Buy the three stooges collection, season 3 microsoft store. The second german spy was willi preetz, who arrived in ireland on the coast near minard from a german uboat not long after walter. We were on the verge of war with germany when his film was released, but before the war even began, there were others who saw the insanity unfolding in europe, and lampooned it for what it represented.
Like most chaplin films, he wrote, produced, and directed, in addition to starring as the lead. It is not only theyre funniest one yet, but also theyre most meaningful i thought this parody was much better than. Hilde kruger, nazi spy in mexico mexico unexplained. An epic comedy with an allstar cast, this film contains many cameo appearances by famous comedians. It was released nine months before the charlie chaplin film.
Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. In the movie, germany is replaced by the pretend country of moronica and the hitlertype character is called moe hailstone, and is played by stooge moe howard. The three stooges pop culture legends pdf download the three. The russian ballerina nazi spy who aided british defeat in norway. Which funny political memes were the best of the year from 2010 through from texts from hillary to binders full of women, you ll find them here. Robinson, francis lederer, george sanders, paul lukas, and a large cast of german actors, including some who had emigrated from their country after the rise of adolf hitler. Noor joined the womens auxiliary air force in 1940, but her fluency in french brought her to the notice of the special. Eventually, the japanese found out about richards soviet links, and he was arrested. A follow up to you natzy spy, the stooges have taken over the country of moronica. Moe howard far right had lampooned hitler, and the imaginary axis nation of moronica, in two earlier stooges comedies, you nazty spy. Several three stooges shorts, the first being you nazty spy.
In 1944, he was hung in a japanese prison sakugama. Moe was to reprise his classic hitler impersonation twice more in his stooge career, in ill never heil again in 1941 and back from the front in 1943. In 1940, the three stooges stuck two fingers in adolf hitlers. Moe becomes dictator, curly is a field marshal and larry becomes minister of propaganda. Charlie chaplins 1940 portrayal of hitler in the great. Laugh if you will, but as demonstrated by the shorts you nazty spy and ill never heil againboth of which are featured on this twodisc, digitally remastered. Moe personally was proud of the fact that you nazty spy was the first hollywood film to mock hitler and the nazis they beat chaplins the great dictator by nine months. Unfortunately, more important nazi spies escaped the fbis net, and the case was not considered to be a complete success. Moe howard was the first american to portray hitler on film, in 1940s you nazty spy, which was moes personal favorite. The three stooges mustve known what was goin on in germany all three are jewish, so thety decided to do a parody. Released in january of 1940 over a year before the u. Moe is hailstone the dictator, curly is a field marshal and larry is. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king, they decide to make moe the new ruler as hell be stupid enough to follow their orders.
In history, he is regarded by many as the best spy of wwii. The title is a parody of comedian joe penners catchphrase you nasty man. The three stooges in their curly joe period make a brief cameo appearance as firemen in the 1963 film its a mad, mad, mad, mad world. See the revision history of this nonsports company sets set. Aug 29, 2016 undoubtedly, as a woman in a similar situation and faced with difficult choices in the circles of wealth and power in which she moved, hilde could identify with the malinche. A follow up to you nazty spy, the stooges have taken over the country of moronica.
Having been the only hollywood film maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was chaplins first true talking picture as well as. Confessions of a nazi spy is a 1939 american spy thriller film and the first blatantly antinazi film produced by a major hollywood studio. The indian spy princess who died fighting the nazis. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run. Watch three stooges 044 you natzy spy colour mike zolman on dailymotion. In this satire of the nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of moronica. The short came out several months before charlie chaplins satire on adolf hitler and nazi germany called the great dictator. Various close up shots of the small radio transmitter captured from two german spies executed in london. First stooge appearance by stooge supporting player john tyrrell. The title is supposedly a parody of comedian joe penners catchphrase you nasty man. But this was january 1940, exactly 70 years ago and, with the war a mere few months old, britain was in the grip of spy phobia.
Moe howard, as moe hailstone, became the first american actor to portrayimitate adolf hitler in a released film, although chaplins portrayal was shot before the stooges film went into production. Local history buff to tell how three stooges made fun of. This snapshot of virgil c spiess life was captured by the 1940 u. Three stooges hitler satire you nazty spy premieres. Moe, curly and larry sneaked their antihitler spoof through as an 18minute movie short. It also helped in the making of the great dictator in a notsosubtle digs aimed at those trying to censor the chaplin film. There were very few who were willing to tackle the elephant in the room before the war. Uproar over a satirical cartoon about hitler scienceblogs.
When moe asks why there are no lions to throw his prisoner to, curly says because theres. Morlan is quick to ascribethe quality of you nazty spy to chaplins the great dictatorreleased nine months later. If you never before recognized the three stooges as among the very first in the cinema to expose nazi germany for what it was, perhaps its time. The three stooges 044 you nazty spy 1940 high quality color. Americas censors shied at insulting foreign powers. Even today, 60 years later, youll find this remote area of the maine coast deserted at midnight. On january 19, 1940, the short film you nazty spy, starring the three stooges.
He escaped capture for a few months and was found to have transmitted some messages back to germany during that time, the irish examiner reports. For more about the three stooges, visit follow us on facebook. In both shorts, curly and larry again take the roles of his henchmen. The great dictator 1940 released nine months after you nazty spy. Cutting was finished on december 26, 1939, and on january 19, 1940, you nazty spy a play on the popular you nasty man catchphrase of radio comic joe penner became the 44th three stooges comedy released by the studio. These 23 shorts from 1940 1942 are all digitally remastered for the highest quality in sight and sound, and this collection is even more special as it features an historical first. The hancock town report for 1944 lists births, 12 deaths, and two marriages. It was the first hollywood film that openly satiri. Charlie chaplin the great dictator 1940 download info. The three stooges get there shots in at the nazi party with the short you nazty spy. Bundesrepublik deutschland brd 1 during wwii, the intelligence agencies of the german nazi apparatus, and the general intelligence service the abwehr in particular, developed, produced and deployed a wide variety of spy radio sets, most of which were used to send intelligence from foreign countries back to germany.
In 1944, there probably were less than a dozen families near where the spies landed, says lois johnson of the hancock historical society. Moe howard, as moe hailstone, became the first american actor to portrayimitate adolf hitler in a released film, although chaplins portrayal was shot before the. On january 19, 1940, columbia pictures released the 44 th three stooges short, you nazty. A maryland man wants the slapstick trios you nazty spy. Video games, tea, culture, cuisine and video games. The short begins with a title card disclaimer that reads. Theres a long history of jews playing nazis on screen. It was a time when most of the hollywood studios remained reluctant to address dramatically or comedically the nazi state, its persecution of jews and the war germany. Oct 28, 2016 britain questioned irelands wwii neutrality when german spies landed in dingle.
The rumrich case was fictionalized in the 1939 film, confessions of a nazi spy. Scripted sequences from jules whites files, either unfilmed or deleted from you natzty spy. It was the first hollywood movie to make fun of adolf hitler. Moe is hailstone the dictator, curly is a field marshal and larry is minister. In june 1940 walter simon was spotted coming ashore at dingle and burying his radio. The stooges are planning with their allies to conquer the world, which mainly consists of fighting over a globe. Loyal nazi kassell paul lukas tricks dissenting immigrant greutzwald willy kaufman into turning himself over to schlager george sanders and gestapo men lionel royce, henry victor, in confessions of a nazi spy, 1939. Chaplins critically acclaimed hitler spoof was named to the registry in 1997.