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Back from the Front
“Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and other human beings is a dirty shame.”
7.4 / 10• 1943• 18m•NR• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
The Stooges join the war effort by enlisting at Merchant Marines. While aboard, they have a brief run-in with (a secret German Nazi officer) Lt. Dungen (Vernon Dent), and then mistake a torpedo for a beached whale. Moe says they have to kill it, and it promptly explodes. After being lost at sea for several days, they come across the SS Schicklgruber and climb aboard. Now with fully grown beards, they come across Lt. Dungen again, who does not recognize them. After realizing they are on a German war ship they eventually overtake the crew and toss them overboard.
Cast & Crew
Curly Howard
Curly
Lead
Larry Fine
Larry
Moe Howard
Moe
Stanley Blystone
Herr Capitan (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Petty Officer (uncredited)
Adele Mara
Dizzy (uncredited)
Al Thompson
German Officer / German Sailor (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jules White's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Back from the Front is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
