I'm a Monkey's Uncle

I'm a Monkey's Uncle
Directed by	Jules White
Produced by	Jules White
Written by	Zion Myers
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Dee Green Virginia Hunter Nancy Saunders Joe Palma Cy Schindell Heinie Conklin
Cinematography	George F. Kelley
Edited by	Edwin Bryant
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 7, 1948 (U.S.)
Running time	15:16
Country	United States
Language	English

I'm a Monkey's Uncle is the 110th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1948 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are cavemen living in the stone age. They must tend to their daily chores, consisting of mixing milk, hunting fish, and gathering eggs. Such is life in the prehistoric times. That afternoon, Moe has a date with his girlfriend, Aggie (Virginia Hunter). Shemp and Larry want to join, as Aggie has two sisters for the boys, Maggie (Nancy Saunders) and Baggie (Dee Green). When rival cavemen allege that the Stooges stole their women, a fight breaks out, with the trio catapulting rocks, mud and eggs at the cavemen. After fending them off, the victorious Stooges are free to woo their sweethearts.

Production notes

I'm a Monkey's Uncle was remade as Stone Age Romeos.^[1] The film title references the idiom "monkey's uncle".^[1]

This is one of the few films in which Shemp imitates brother Curly Howard's barking routine. This was done in other films like Who Done It?, due to certain scripts being written for Curly before his untimely illness.^[1]

References

1. Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 336–337. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.

External links

• I'm a Monkey's Uncle at the Internet Movie Database
• I'm a Monkey's Uncle at AllMovie