Wee Wee Monsieur | |
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Release Date |
February 18, 1938 |
Directed by |
Del Lord |
Written by |
Searle Kramer |
Produced by |
Jules White |
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Followed by |
Wee Wee Monsieur is the 29th 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.
Cast[]
- Moe Howard
- Larry Fine
- Curly Howard
- Eugene Borden
- Jean De Briac
- Vernon Dent
- William Irving
- Bud Jamison
- John Lester Johnson
- Ethelreda Leopold
- Ida May
- Alex Novinsky
- John Rand
- Harry Semels
- Bert Young
Plot[]
The Stooges are artists (Moe is a sculptor, Larry is a music composer, and Curly is a painter) living in Paris. When the landlord comes after the overdue rent, the boys skip out and wind up accidentally joining the French Foreign Legion that they confuse with the American Legion. Posted to the desert, their assignment is to guard Captain Gorgonzola from the natives. When the captain is kidnapped, the boys must disguise themselves as Santa Claus and try to rescue their captain.
Notes[]
- This is the first short in which the Stooges sing the "Lollipop Song", which they would sing again in Self-Made Maids.
- This is the first short in which the Stooges are told they must don a disguise and they disguise themselves in Santa Claus outfits. That bit would be reused in the Shemp short Malice in the Palace and its remake, Rumpus in the Harem.
- The title Wee Wee Monsieur is a parody of Oui, oui, Monsieur (French for "Yes, sir").
- The scene where the Stooges are riding and Bert Young appearing as a palace sentry would be recycled in Malice in the Palace.
- This episode was the first appearance Victor Travis appeared in with the Stooges.
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