Production Information
Title: Higher Than A Kite
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 72
Release Date: July 30, 1943
Running Time: 17:5
“If this is what I think it is, you’ll get your wings… and a harp to go with ’em!”
(Duke York)
Higher Than A Kite Short Take
The Stooges join the RAF hoping to fly, but wind up as motor pool mechanics instead. After they destroy a Colonel’s car, they hide in a “sewer pipe” which is actually a blockbuster bomb being loaded onto a plane. After the bomb is dropped behind enemy lines, Moe and Curly disguise themselves as German soldiers, while Larry dresses as a seductive (?) senorita. Marshal Boring falls for Larry in drag, as the Stooges plot to steal the Germans’ war plans.
In a moment of daring, the Stooges seize enemy secrets from under the noses of the Nazi officers, incapacitating them in the process. However, their escape is not without additional absurdity, as Curly inadvertently acquires an uninvited attachment in the form of a bulldog adorned in U.S. Marines regalia.
Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Del Lord |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Del Lord Hugh McCollum |
| Written by | Monte Collins Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Dick Curtis Duke York |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Edited by | Paul Borofsky |
Higher Than A Kite Trivia
This is one of the few times Duke York does not play a monster in a Stooge film.
Source: HIGHER THAN A KITE (1943)
Added by ProfessorStooge on 2010-10-11 08:51:00
Status: Confirmed
Production Notes
Higher Than a Kite was filmed over five days on February 20–25, 1943. It was the only Stooge film to feature supporting actor Duke York in a non-monster role.
Footage of Moe getting his head wedged inside a pipe was reused in the 1960 compilation feature film Stop! Look! and Laugh!
