Production Information
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 59
Release Date: December 4, 1941
Running Time: 16:40
“The end of your shoe ain’t important.” “Well this one is… I think it had my toes in it!”
(Moe & Larry)
Short Take
An ailing eccentric millionaire hires three tree surgeons – guess who – to get a mate for his puckerless persimmon tree, which can only be found on the island of Rhum Boogie. The Stooges wind up on the cannibals’ menu when Curly refuses to marry the chieftain’s sister.
Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Del Lord |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Hugh McCollum Del Lord |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman Harry Edwards |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Mary Ainslee Symona Boniface Louise Carver Duke York Dudley Dickerson John Tyrrell |
| Cinematography | L. William O’Connell |
| Edited by | Burton Kramer |
Trivia
- There are several continuity errors in Some More of Samoa. When Curly runs into the king’s hut he is still covered with the white powder draped on him from when a tribesman is preparing the Stooges for dinner, but when he goes into the hut and tangles with the Kabuki mask, the powder is gone. After he grabs the tree and runs off, the powder is back on. In addition, when Curly puts his head in the bag to answer the telephone, he starts whining before Moe actually closes the bag on his neck.
- There are several continuity errors in Some More of Samoa. When Curly runs into the king’s hut he is still covered with the white powder draped on him from when a tribesman is preparing the Stooges for dinner, but when he goes into the hut and tangles with the Kabuki mask, the powder is gone. After he grabs the tree and runs off, the powder is back on. In addition, when Curly puts his head in the bag to answer the telephone, he starts whining before Moe actually closes the bag on his neck.
- Some More of Samoa features a recurring gag often shown when the Stooges portray doctors or are mixing drinks, as in the films Men In Black and All Gummed Up. They stand in an assembly line formation and the first member (usually Moe) calls for a series of complex, often gibberish-sounding surgical tools or drink ingredients, with the other two repeating the orders and passing them to him. At a certain point, Moe will call for cotton, and be ignored at first, then angrily call for it again, prompting one of the other Stooges to retaliate and throw a large wad of wet cotton at Moe’s face.
Production Notes
Some More of Samoa was filmed on May 12–15, 1941. The film’s title is a self-contained pun, as “Samoa” is pronounced similarly to slurring “some more of” as “some mo’ o’”. The film is set on the fictional island of Rhum Boogie, not Samoa.
