WEE WEE MONSIEUR

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The Stooges are artists living in Paris and owe many months back rent. They hope they sell a painting to pay off their debt. When their landlord threatens to kill them, they escape and hope to join the American Legion and go home. They accidentally join the French Foreign Legion. Their captain is kidnapped and they disguise as Santa Clauses to rescue him.

Costar Ethelreda Leopold (Harem girl) was a guest of the 1990 Three Stooges Convention in Philadelphia. See The Three Stooges Journal # 55 (Fall 1990).

Featuring

Moe, Larry and Curly

Release Date

February 18, 1938

Studio

Columbia

Production Type

Short Subject

Duration

17.67 min.

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Cast Members		Production Crew
(Curly) Jerry Howard (Moe) Moe Howard (Larry) Larry Fine (Landlord) Harry Semels (Gendarme) Jean De Briac (Produce peddler) Alex Novinsky (Man on street) John Rand (Enlistment officer) Eugene Borden (Sergeant) Bud Jamison (Captain Gorgonzola) William J. Irving (Palace sentry) Bert Young (Tsimmis, Arab Chief) Vernon Dent (Harem girl from Brooklyn) Ethelreda Leopold (Homely harem girl) Ida May (Harem guard) John Lester Johnson (Harem girl eating garlic) Unidentified (Harem girl eating grapes) Unidentified		(Producer) Jules White (Director) Del Lord (Story and Screenplay) Searle Kramer (Photography) Andre Barlatier (Film Editor) Charles Nelson (Assistant Director) Tommy Flood (Music) Constantin Bakaleinikoff (Music) J. H. Woods

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Production Notes (4)

Working Title(s):	The Foreign Legioneers
Title Origin:	"Oui, oui monsieur."
Prod. No.:	404
Shooting Days:	4 days From: 1937-11-12 To: 1937-11-17

Stooge Mayhem (Avg. 1.50)

Face Slaps: 5

Eye Pokes: 1

Head Bonks: 0

Pastry Thrown: 0

Stooge Quotes (5)

"I call it 'A Maid On Her Night Out Winding a Grandfather Clock With Her Left Hand!'"
(Curly)

"You Foreign Legion, we American Legion. Brother Legionaires!"
(Moe)

"This'll be worth a fortune after I'm gone." "I should kill you now and find out!"
(Curly and Harry Semels)

"Hi'ya toots. Where've you been all my life?" "Toity-toid and Toid Avenue... I just got over."
(Curly & Ethelreda Leopold)

"Remember the old pool room?" "Yeh." "Well that's a choich now."
(Curly & Ethelreda Leopold)

Stooge Goofs (2)

Jump in Picture
A noticeable jump cut in the film after the boys crash into the cell bars and fall on the floor.

Visible Hole
Right before Curly's fishing hook grabs on to the back of a man's pants, you can see a hole in the pants where the hook is trying to snag.

Stooge Routines (8)

Barred window or door
The Stooges run towards a window or door and try to jump out of it, but the window/door is barred, causing the Stooges to bang their heads into the bars.
Also used in: GRIPS, GRUNTS, AND GROANS · FROM NURSE TO WORSE · FUELIN' AROUND · HOT STUFF
Feet stuck in watermelons
When the Stooges are being chased by somebody, the third Stooge jumps over something and lands on two watermelons, getting his feet stuck in them. He has a hard time running afterwards with the "watermelon shoes", so he kicks his feet in the air, and the watermelons fly in the air and hit somebody in the face.
Also used in: DUNKED IN THE DEEP
Getting Into the Sultan's Palace
Consists of the Stooges pulling up to the palace gate in a sleigh dressed as Santa Clauses. The conversation goes: Guard: Who goes there? Stooges: Santa Claus. Guard: There ain't no Santa Claus! Stooges: Yes there is, and we brought you a present! (they open a sack) Guard: (peering into the sack) What'd ya get me? (They whack the guard over the head and he falls into the sack)
Also used in: MALICE IN THE PALACE
Hiding in a lion den
When the Stooges are running away from a group of people, they hide in a room and close the door. However, the "room" turns out to be a lion den.
Also used in: MOVIE MANIACS · YOU NAZTY SPY! · HOLD THAT LION! · BOOTY AND THE BEAST
Kicked in the behind while dancing
When the Stooges are dancing, one Stooge gets repeatedly kicked in the behind by somebody else dancing.
Also used in: BACK TO THE WOODS · THREE SMART SAPS · BACK FROM THE FRONT · RHYTHM AND WEEP · CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
Stooges in drag
A Stooge dresses up as a woman, usually to escape enemies that the Stooges are being chased by.
Also used in: POP GOES THE EASEL · UNCIVIL WARRIORS · MOVIE MANIACS · WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN! · MUTTS TO YOU · NUTTY BUT NICE · FROM NURSE TO WORSE · ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE · MATRI-PHONY · HIGHER THAN A KITE · MICRO-PHONIES · RHYTHM AND WEEP · SELF MADE MAIDS · DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE · BLUNDER BOYS · THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES, THE · OUTLAWS IS COMING, THE
Your mother and my mother are both mothers

Also used in: HALF SHOT SHOOTERS ·
Zee lollipop
The Stooges sing "Zee lollipop", usually when painting.
Also used in: NUTTY BUT NICE · SELF MADE MAIDS

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Videography (1)

COLUMBIA : Three Stooges Collection, The Vol. 2: 1937 - 1939
Published by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008)
Released on:
- DVD

Fan Reviews (6)

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2010-10-19 11:03:48 by Final Shemp

Starts off a little too routinely but gets stronger as it goes along, Wee Wee Monsieur is about as middle of the road as Stooge shorts get.
The landlord bit has been done to death in similar Stooge shorts and other various comedies, and this is definitely not one of the strongest offerings. The trick of having the Stooges join a military group has also been done before and since, and much better too. The short starts to shine a little bit when the Stooges are on duty, and head off to rescue Captain Gorgonzola. The use of Santa Claus as a disguise is a genuine classic and is the cause of some great gags.
"Oh, you hit Santa Claus! Just for that, no toys!"
The escape is fun, as is the bit with the lion. But the short is just a little too little and nothing special.
Final Shemp's Final Word: 2 1/2 Pokes

Reviewer's Rating:

(6)

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2010-04-14 18:54:59 by Shemp_Diesel

This has never been one of my favorites, for some odd reason. It starts off well enough (zee lollipop) and Curly explaining to the landlord how his masterpiece will help them on the back rent they owe, but once the boys sign up for the legion, the short starts to fall flat, but it has its moments. "Oh, you hit Santa Claus, just for that, no toys."

2 1/2 pokes

Reviewer's Rating:

(5)

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2009-02-24 09:57:07 by Hassan bin Sober

Really fun short. The boys always crack me up when they're in uniform. The first part in Paris (Somewhere in France) was really fun with a lot of classic gags, and after they joined the Foreign Legion the fun kept on going.

The guys dressed up like harem girls and dancing around was hilarious. Their 'face curtains' from 'Men in Black' made another appearance in this episode along with Curly's "I'll take the black and tan" quote. 3.5 pokes from me.

Reviewer's Rating:

(9)

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2003-07-09 17:09:00 by Moe is me

No matter what they do, from artists to guards to harem members, they do the best slapstick ever. Love the watermelons flying, the high step dancing, everything. To me, one of the funniest routines they do is when they enter or leave a room, miss the door, and hit the wall.

Reviewer's Rating:

(10)

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2001-11-09 05:52:00 by [Deleted Member]

This short was a little better than just okay to me. Not only was the Santa routine reused in a Shemp short, but so was "Ze Lollipop". See "Self-Made Maids" for youself and you'll see what I mean. I prefer the Shemp version. Especially Shemp's singing at the end, and his addition of "Hi, pop!" (or something extremely close to that- haven't seen that short in years.)Anyway, I liked Curly's fishng out the window and everything the boys did to their landlord, verbally AND physically. I also liked thescene with the hilarious way the boys were marching back and forth in front of the tents while guarding the captain.And yes, Curly pulling Larry through the window by his hair had to hurt!ISLIPP-you slide. ©2001

Re: WEE WEE MONSIEUR
Posted 2001-10-24 02:31:00 by Mike Holme

The more I see this one, the more I like it. The first half was absolutely hilarious! The second half was good, but not as good as the first half which keeps this short from being a 4 poker.3 1/2 pokes

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