UNCIVIL WARRIORS (1935) (original) (raw)

• Coughing in the Background
  When the general asks the Stooges if they remember their names, you can hear somebody coughing in the background.

• Mouthing the Same Line
  At the end when James C. Morton's character says "I wonder what's become of Operators 12, 14, and 15, the soldier standing to his left mouths that line at the same time.

• Repeated Shot
  After the Stooges dash out of the house when their identies are revealed, you can see Major Filburt running out of the house after them, then the camera shows the Stooges running in the woods. When it cuts back to the outside of the house, Filburt runs out of it again.

• Visible Wires
  You can see the wire that pulls up the cannon when the soldiers are "lifting it, and also, the wirethat pulls the Stooges (or their dummies, rather) out of the cannon when they get blown out of it.

• "I got sick of the dough, and thought I'd go on the loaf."
  (Curly)

• "Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
  (Curly)

• "I baked a cake once, but it fell and killed the cat."
  (Moe)

• "What did you say the name of this cake was?" "Southern Comfort." "Tastes more like Southern Comforter."
  (Moe and Phyllis Crane)

• "I used to work in a bakery as a pilot" "A pilot?" "Yeah. I used to take the bread from one corner and pilot in the other."
  (Curly and Phyllis Crane)

• "Do you know what that paper was?" "Hot!"
  (Moe & Curly)

• "How's yours taste?" "Like a mattress." "Want mine?" "I'm stuffed now!"
  (Moe & Curly)

• "He's known as 'Bloodhound Filbert', and he can smell a spy a mile away." "I'm glad he can't smell 'em any closer."
  (Bud Jamison & Curly)

• "Sounds like trouble..." "Sounds like Lieutenant Duck to me!"
  (Moe & Curly)

• "A victim of coicumstance!"
  (Curly)

• "Duck, Dodge, Hyde!!"
  (James C. Morton)

• I was lost, all by MYSELF!!
  (Curly)

• "Where is Operator 13?" "He swam across the river and died of Potomac poisoning."
  (James C. Morton & Curly)

• "There were 3 men and 3 beds. Only 2 had blankets. How'd they keep warm?" "I don't know, how did they, Major?" "They turned on the heat!"
  (Curly & Bud Jamison)

• Charlie walks like this
  When the Stooges need to escape from somewhere but are watched by a guard, the Stooges tell the guard that they need to see "Charlie". When the guard asks "Charlie? Who's Charlie?", the Stooges tell him "You know Charlie! He walks like this!", then they demonstate by doing a goofy limp. When they get far enough away from the guard, they make their getaway and then the guard realizes he was fooled.A variation of this gag is used in UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS.
  Also used in: FROM NURSE TO WORSE · UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS

• Coughing Up Feathers
  The Stooges try to eat a cake that was made with a down-filled pot holder for one of the layers, and then everyone starts coughing up feathers.
  Also used in: THREE HAMS ON RYE ·

• Digesting indigestibles
  The Stooges mistake something else for real food (like a potholder for pancakes). After a while of having difficulties in trying to eat it, they end up coughing it back out non-stop.
  Also used in: THREE SAPPY PEOPLE · BUSY BUDDIES · ALL GUMMED UP · THREE HAMS ON RYE · BABY SITTERS JITTERS · BUBBLE TROUBLE · WHAM-BAM-SLAM! · COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN

• Elbowing next person while saluting
  When a Stooge salutes, his elbow accidentally hits the next Stooge in the face. Then that Stooge salutes and hits the last Stooge in the chin. Then the last Stooge salutes and tries to hit the next person with his elbow, but nobody else is standing next to him.
  Also used in: HALF SHOT SHOOTERS

• Hallelujah
  The south is mentioned, and the Stooges respond by imitating a southern accent and saying things like "Hallelujah!"
  Also used in: PARDON MY SCOTCH · DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE · HULA-LA-LA · PLANE NUTS · DANCING LADY

• I wonder if this is the place
  The exchange usually goes something like this:STOOGE A: I wonder if this is the place?STOOGE B: Well, since there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon!
  Also used in: WE WANT OUR MUMMY · UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS

• Inadvertantly Walks Into Deep Water
  The usual scenario for this routine is thus: A Stooge wonders how deep the water is in a pond, lake or puddle, and another Stooge says, "It ain't deep ... see?" and starts walking in ankle-deep water. After a few steps, he plunges overhead in water!
  Also used in: A DUCKING THEY DID GO · HORSING AROUND

• Stooges in drag
  A Stooge dresses up as a woman, usually to escape enemies that the Stooges are being chased by.
  Also used in: POP GOES THE EASEL · MOVIE MANIACS · WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN! · WEE WEE MONSIEUR · MUTTS TO YOU · NUTTY BUT NICE · FROM NURSE TO WORSE · ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE · MATRI-PHONY · HIGHER THAN A KITE · MICRO-PHONIES · RHYTHM AND WEEP · SELF MADE MAIDS · DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE · BLUNDER BOYS · THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES · THE OUTLAWS IS COMING

• Swishing branch
  The Stooges are crawling through some bushes in the woods and when one of the Stooges pushes a big branch in front of him, then ducks and lets the branch go, it swishes back and hits the Stooge behind him (usually Moe) in the face.
  Also used in: BACK TO THE WOODS · ROCKIN' THRU THE ROCKIES · PHONY EXPRESS · IDIOTS DELUXE · FLYING SAUCER DAFFY

• This short was the Stooges debut of Ted Lorch.

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2010-04-08 18:37:30 by Shemp_Diesel
Edited 2014-11-28 16:53:49 by Shemp_Diesel

The stooges were certainly on a roll during this period right after Del Lord began directing, with every short starting with Pop Goes the Easel and onward being a certifiable hit.

"Do you know what that paper was?"

"Hot!"

8 pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (8)

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2010-07-15 12:26:07 by Final Shemp

Uncivil Warriors is a lot of fun, and one of the better shorts that came out of the trio in 1935.

There's a lot to laugh at here, as the Stooges go to absurd lengths to hide their identities. Curly is in top form throughout the short, and gives the short such memorable highlights such as his burning of the information they've received by lighting a cigarette and dressing up in drag disguised as Moe's wife.

The short drags a little toward the middle during an overlong gag in which the Stooges eat a cake accidentally made out of a pillow, and start coughing up feathers. It has its moments, but it probably should have ended about a minute earlier than it did.

The Civil War setting suits our boys very well and they'll definitely rock the house every time they're in soldier uniform. I gotta give this one high marks. It's too much fun.Final Shemp's Final Word: 3 1/2 Pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (9)

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2007-11-10 23:36:08 by Justin T
Edited 2007-11-11 13:35:59 by Justin T

I just watched this one for the first time in awhile on the new DVD set and I have to say its one of the best early Curly shorts!

I'm a Civil War buff, so I really get a kick out of seeing the Stooges in this setting. There are alot of great jokes and lines in this one, esp Curly about working in a bakery. I love it when the do the "Southern Gentlemen" stuff and the Charlie gag is always fun. And of course the feathers in the cake gag is hilarious, no wonder they reused it again in later shorts.

But I LOVE when the Confederate played by Ted Lorch tries to expose the Stooges as Union Spies, I just bust a gut when Larry comes in pretending to be Moe's dad with that gruff voice of "Where is my son?!" then Curly as his wife and the baby gag, while some my not consider PC these days, is still funny in my book.

A great short, 4 pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (10)

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2002-01-10 03:54:00 by waynesworld

The bit about "Charlie the man with the limp, he walks like thisa" was used in FROM NURSE TO WORSE as well wasn't it? Wasnt it also used in UNCIVIL WARBIRDS TOO? Great short!

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2002-01-09 22:35:00 by BJR

For some reason I had always thought of this short as mediocre, but tonight it aired on AMC, and suddenly I realized what I was missing out on by not watching it when it came on! Gosh, this is probably one of the top five shorts!Before I get into the various funny parts, I will say this: there is one part that is PAINFULLY FUNNY in this short, where I couldn't catch my breath during the entire scene, where the boys are hacking up all the fluff from the "cake" (watch it to find out what I'm talking about). It's very similar to the "fish scene" in COMMOTiON ON THE OCEAN, but is combined with a much better short overall.I have always been a huge Moe fan, and have seen the second and third Stooges mainly as useful for objects of Moe's agression and punishment. But I must say, Curly takes the cake in this short. His performance in the kitchen/baking scene is genious, and his "Well if this is the place, I reckon it must be the place, I reckon... nyuk nyuk nyuk!" line had me rolling on the floor!The funniest single moment in the film for me was Curly's ridiculous use of the southern accent in one of the two "Charlie walks like this" scenes, where the guard asks him who Charlie is, and he responds slowly and in an unusually low voice, "He walks like-uh this-uh." It's definitely my favorite line from Curly of all time, just listen to the way he says it!Most of the comedy in this one came from making fun of southerners, which the Stooges do darn well! Still, the "barfing" scene is nonstop hysterical laughter for two minutes. The general asks Moe what he thinks they should do, and he says, "well, uh," and then suddenly hacks up a huge mass of fluff all over the guy! Just watch the general's reaction! Larry and Curly proceed to begin upchucking too, until finally it is complete chaos with the boys stumbling around the room and barfing up so much fluff you can't see anything. Finally, they lie on the floor and huge fountains of white fluff are spewing up about 10 feet!Absolutely hysterical. I may change my mind, but this just may be the best Curly short of all time, up there with my favorite short of all, GOOF ON THE ROOF and THREE DARK HORSES.Rating: 9.5/10 pokes

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2001-10-21 16:25:00 by [Deleted Member]

I liked the scene close to the beginning where the Stooges introduce themselves. They do these nutty little hand motions and sounds to go along with their self-introductions.What an ingenious couple of gags- "Charlie walks like this" and Curly's "Union underwear" line. Both were good ways to get out of sticky situations.Larry did a good job in his "Where's my son?" scene and Curly did a good job in his "What have you done with my child?" scene.This isn't oe of the best shorts, but if it's one of the worst, then I'm Bullwinkle the moose.ISLIPP today, you slide tomorrow. ©2001

Re: UNCIVIL WARRIORS
Posted 2001-03-01 20:41:00 by NicktoBarada

I always get a kick out of the one-liners in this short. Also, watch Larry in the cake-eating scene when the woman says, "Maybe you'd better have my cake." The face he makes is PRICELESS! Or how about Larry's line, "HOW IS MY SON?" For some reason, that always cracks me up. Have a nip and tuck!