After initially joining the Union army, Moe and Larry switch allegiances to their Southern home state and Confederate brother Curley.After initially joining the Union army, Moe and Larry switch allegiances to their Southern home state and Confederate brother Curley.After initially joining the Union army, Moe and Larry switch allegiances to their Southern home state and Confederate brother Curley.
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Moe Howard
- Moe
- (as Moe)
Larry Fine
- Larry
- (as Larry)
Curly Howard
- Curly
- (as Curly)
Eleanor Counts
- Ringa Belle
- (uncredited)
Lew Davis
- Soldier with ants
- (uncredited)
Maury Dexter
- Southern Gentleman
- (uncredited)
Marilyn Johnson
- Lulu Belle
- (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
- Union Colonel
- (uncredited)
Joe Palma
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Al Rosen
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Victor Travis
- Justice of the Peace
- (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
- Union Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Evelyn Venable
- Beverly
- (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Faye Williams
- Mary Belle
- (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
- Union Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe usual "Three Blind Mice" theme is replaced by an adaptation of composer Daniel Emmett's Civil War standard "Dixie", which plays over the title credits.
- GoofsCurly's side burn falls off accidentally when he sneezes with his hanker chief. The side burn is back on in the next shot.
- ConnectionsEdited from Mooching Through Georgia (1939)
Featured review
One of the strangest stooge shorts ever
This short is an oddity in that it hardly has any stooge dialogue or slapstick! The verbal exchanges are limited in that they simply advance the plot; we have no wisecracks, visual jokes, or typical dumbness associated with the boys. And you can count on one hand the amount of slapstick gags.
Many talk about how Curly was in failing health in this short, but surprisingly he has a lot of energy. Outside of the fact that his voice is lower than normal, he engages in typical Curly antics which show him to be full of vim and verve. Too bad they didn't give him much to do.
This short has the most bizarre scene I think I've ever seen in all the shorts. The three are made up in blackface and are in a huddle; Larry says, "If we-all can get that map back to headquarters, we-all can win this war!" Curly responds, "Yeah, and then we-all can get married!" Moe rolls eyes and chirps, "Brothers, you just ejaculated a mouthful!" (While that verb does have the appropriate meaning--to espouse--even in 1946, the stooges surely were giggling under their makeup.)
Many talk about how Curly was in failing health in this short, but surprisingly he has a lot of energy. Outside of the fact that his voice is lower than normal, he engages in typical Curly antics which show him to be full of vim and verve. Too bad they didn't give him much to do.
This short has the most bizarre scene I think I've ever seen in all the shorts. The three are made up in blackface and are in a huddle; Larry says, "If we-all can get that map back to headquarters, we-all can win this war!" Curly responds, "Yeah, and then we-all can get married!" Moe rolls eyes and chirps, "Brothers, you just ejaculated a mouthful!" (While that verb does have the appropriate meaning--to espouse--even in 1946, the stooges surely were giggling under their makeup.)
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- Also known as
- Three Southern Dumbbells
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- Runtime17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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