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==Plot==
==Plot==
The Stooges are dressed in [[yellowface]] as Japanese soldiers for a photo shoot; their boss ([[John Tyrrell (actor)|John Tyrrell]]) tells them to go on a lunch break but they have to keep their costumes on to finish the photo shoot quickly.
The Stooges find themselves inadvertently embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures while donning [[yellowface]] attire for a photo shoot depicting Japanese soldiers. Directed by their boss to maintain their costumes during their lunch break to expedite the shoot, the trio unwittingly becomes entangled in a case of mistaken identity.


Upon arriving at a restaurant, the Stooges are mistaken for Japanese soldiers by the apprehensive owner, triggered by a newspaper headline reporting the escape of three Japanese individuals. Their escape from the restaurant leads them into an alley where they stumble upon a hidden door, gaining access to the lair of a Nazi spy named Hugo.
Meanwhile, in the restaurant the Stooges are about to go to, the manager reads a headline in the newspaper that states a Japanese submarine was destroyed offshore and three Japanese soldiers had escaped. When the Stooges arrive, the owner thinks they are the Japanese and attacks the Stooges, but they manage to escape. When they escape into the alley, they accidentally activate a hidden door. When they get inside, they meet a Nazi spy named Hugo ([[Vernon Dent]]) who mistakes them for the three Japanese, Naki (Larry), Saki (Moe), and Waki (Curly), that escaped. Just as Hugo is about to introduce them to some ladies, Curly accidentally calls them "dames" which makes Hugo realize that they are not the Japanese, but he plays along anyway.


Mistaking the Stooges for the escaped Japanese soldiers, Hugo decides to exploit their presence to impress his associates. The Stooges, eager to prove themselves, engage in a series of comedic antics, including teaching [[jujitsu]] to women and performing acrobatic stunts. However, their efforts are complicated when the real Japanese soldiers arrive, leading to a chaotic confrontation in which the Stooges ultimately emerge triumphant, albeit through a series of mishaps involving misidentification under flickering lights.
In order to prove themselves, the Stooges have to teach the ladies [[jujitsu]] and do acrobatic tricks. When the real Japanese arrive, the Stooges fight them, but they keep turning the lights on and off, leading them to fight the wrong persons. At the end, the Stooges come out victorious.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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The gag of smoking an imaginary pipe was used twice by [[Laurel and Hardy]]: 1937's ''[[Way Out West (1937 film)|Way Out West]]'' and 1938's ''[[Block-Heads]]''.<ref name="Solomon">{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| author-link = Jon Solomon| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion| publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc| year = 2002| pages = 253| isbn = 0-9711868-0-4}}</ref>
The gag of smoking an imaginary pipe was used twice by [[Laurel and Hardy]]: 1937's ''[[Way Out West (1937 film)|Way Out West]]'' and 1938's ''[[Block-Heads]]''.<ref name="Solomon">{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| author-link = Jon Solomon| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion| publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc| year = 2002| pages = 253| isbn = 0-9711868-0-4}}</ref>


Curly's utterance of "Manchewie" is likely a reference to the World War II nation of [[Manchukuo|"Manchuko"]], the Japanese puppet state founded by the Empire of Japan after its occupation of Manchuria.
Curly's utterance of "Manchewie" is likely a reference to the World War II nation of "[[Manchukuo]]", the Japanese puppet state founded by the Empire of Japan after its occupation of Manchuria.


==References==
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*[http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/82 ''No Dough Boys'' at threestooges.net]
*[http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/82 ''No Dough Boys'' at threestooges.net]
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For other uses, see Doughboy (disambiguation).
No Dough Boys
Directed byJules White
Written byFelix Adler
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Christine McIntyre
Vernon Dent
Kelly Flint
Judy Malcolm
Brian O'Hara
John Tyrrell
William Yip
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byCharles Hochberg
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 24, 1944 (1944-11-24) (U.S.)
Running time
16:54
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

No Dough Boys is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 82nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

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The Stooges find themselves inadvertently embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures while donning yellowface attire for a photo shoot depicting Japanese soldiers. Directed by their boss to maintain their costumes during their lunch break to expedite the shoot, the trio unwittingly becomes entangled in a case of mistaken identity.

Upon arriving at a restaurant, the Stooges are mistaken for Japanese soldiers by the apprehensive owner, triggered by a newspaper headline reporting the escape of three Japanese individuals. Their escape from the restaurant leads them into an alley where they stumble upon a hidden door, gaining access to the lair of a Nazi spy named Hugo.

Mistaking the Stooges for the escaped Japanese soldiers, Hugo decides to exploit their presence to impress his associates. The Stooges, eager to prove themselves, engage in a series of comedic antics, including teaching jujitsu to women and performing acrobatic stunts. However, their efforts are complicated when the real Japanese soldiers arrive, leading to a chaotic confrontation in which the Stooges ultimately emerge triumphant, albeit through a series of mishaps involving misidentification under flickering lights.

Cast

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Credited

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Uncredited

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  • Kelly Flint as Amelia Schwartzbrot
  • Judy Malcolm as Stelia Pumpernickel
  • Brian O'Hara as Waiter
  • John Tyrrell as Photographer
  • Warren Kening as Joe the photoshoot model
  • William Yip as Waki
  • Joe Chan as Saki
  • Orson Tanaka as Naki

Production notes

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No Dough Boys was filmed on April 25–28, 1944.[1] The film title is a play on "No-No Boys," Japanese-Americans who answered "no" to a two-part loyalty question that asked them to renounce the Japanese emperor and agree to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.[2] It is also a play on the nickname for American infantrymen in the previous world war, known as a doughboy.

During World War II, the Stooges made a few comedies that engaged in propaganda against the Empire of Japan, including Spook Louder, Booby Dupes, No Dough Boys and The Yoke's on Me.

The gag of smoking an imaginary pipe was used twice by Laurel and Hardy: 1937's Way Out West and 1938's Block-Heads.[3]

Curly's utterance of "Manchewie" is likely a reference to the World War II nation of "Manchukuo", the Japanese puppet state founded by the Empire of Japan after its occupation of Manchuria.

References

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  1. ^ No Dough Boys at threestooges.net
  2. ^ threestooges.net
  3. ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 253. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
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