IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
In a country, munitions manufacturers maneuver a wallpaper hanger to become dictator with his compatriots as his personal staff.In a country, munitions manufacturers maneuver a wallpaper hanger to become dictator with his compatriots as his personal staff.In a country, munitions manufacturers maneuver a wallpaper hanger to become dictator with his compatriots as his personal staff.
Moe Howard
- Moe Hailstone
- (as Moe)
Larry Fine
- Larry Pebble
- (as Larry)
Curly Howard
- Curly Gallstone
- (as Curly)
Don Beddoe
- Mr. Amscray
- (uncredited)
Chuck Callahan
- Storm Trooper
- (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
- Mr. Ohnay
- (uncredited)
Florine Dickson
- Miss Pfiffernuss
- (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
- Storm Trooper
- (uncredited)
Richard Fiske
- Mr. Ixnay
- (uncredited)
Ned Glass
- Lead Storm Trooper
- (uncredited)
Lorna Gray
- Mattie Herring
- (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
- Vance Rippemup
- (uncredited)
Jackie the Lion
- Lion
- (uncredited)
Joe Murphy
- Peasant
- (uncredited)
John Rand
- Grey-Haired Axis Minister
- (uncredited)
'Little Billy' Rhodes
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Al Thompson
- Axis Minister
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first Hollywood film to spoof Adolf Hitler, released nine months before Charles Chaplin's more famous The Great Dictator (1940).
- GoofsWhen The Three Stooges enter the lion's den, Moe is wearing a black arm band with a question mark which he wasn't wearing in any previous scenes.
- Quotes
Moe Hailstone: We must throw off the yoke of monarchy, and make our country safe for hypocrisy!
- Crazy creditsAny resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle.
- Alternate versionsAs of September, 2004, has been released on DVD in both original black-and-white as well as with a new colorization process.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Three Stooges Follies (1974)
Featured review
Stooges' gutsy move
Mel Brooks has often said that humor was probably the one weapon that the Jews had against the Nazis. The Three Stooges get there shots in at the Nazi Party with the short YOU NAZTY SPY! This was the first time that anyone in the movie business had the nerve to make fun of Adolf Hitler. Released in January of 1940 (over a year before the U.S. entered WWII), NAZTY SPY! beat Charlie Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR by nine months. YOU NAZTY SPY! starts with three men, Mr. Ixnay, Mr. Amscray and Mr. Ohnay discussing how they can keep their munitions business going when the king of the country of Moronica wants only peace. Their solution: Overthrow the king and install a dictator who will do their bidding. Their man: Wallpaper hanger Moe Hailstone (Moe Howard). There are also jobs for his assistants too, Gallstone (Curly Howard) and Pebble (Larry Fine).
The thing that really makes this work is Moe's uncanny resemblance to Der Fuerher and the subtle things that underscore the real-life situation like Hailstone's speech to the masses. It looks almost like the real thing. This short proves that the Stooges were indeed much more than mere slaps and eyepokes, and that they may have been a lot more intelligent off camera than people gave them credit for.
The thing that really makes this work is Moe's uncanny resemblance to Der Fuerher and the subtle things that underscore the real-life situation like Hailstone's speech to the masses. It looks almost like the real thing. This short proves that the Stooges were indeed much more than mere slaps and eyepokes, and that they may have been a lot more intelligent off camera than people gave them credit for.
helpful•211
- Tresix
- May 6, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Oh, You Nazty Spy!
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content