I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948)

Set in the stone age, the stooges are cavemen who must have various misadventures hunting, gathering, and otherwise coping with prehistoric life. When some other cavemen threaten to take ... See full summary »

Director:

Jules White

Writers:

Zion Myers (story), Zion Myers (screenplay)

Stars:

Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shemp Howard	...	Shemp (as Shemp)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Dee Green	...	Baggie
Virginia Hunter	...	Aggie
Nancy Saunders	...	Maggie

Storyline

Set in the stone age, the stooges are cavemen who must have various misadventures hunting, gathering, and otherwise coping with prehistoric life. When some other cavemen threaten to take their women ("Aggie", "Maggie", and "Baggy"), the boys fight them off with a catapulting tree branch that shoots rocks and eggs.

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Plot Keywords:

egg | butter | skunk | the three stooges | bird nest | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

While the stooges are fighting the other cavemen, they launch the first mud ball. It hits a caveman (Cy Schindell) in the face. As he raises his left hand to wipe his face, you can clearly see his wedding ring.

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Quotes

Moe: [pulling Larry's hair out in his sleep] She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me....

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Connections

Edited into Stone Age Romeos (1955)

User Reviews

I Had No Idea That The Stone Age Was As Funny As This!

I am now going to comment on yet another Three Stooges short film with my personal favorite Third Stooge, Shemp Howard, the short is I'm A Monkey's Uncle. When I watched this, I was surprised, because until recently, I had no idea that the Stone Age was as funny as this! Like a lot of Three Stooges shorts that I have seen in my life, this one is a very hysterical time that you are totally going to love and enjoy! So watch this if you please, I know that I totally recommend this to you, when you watch this short, you are going to enjoy every single bit of it, from beginning to end, you are going to enjoy every single bit of it!

Also, this is once again another one of my favorite short films with Shemp Howard as the Third Stooge, until I bought the Three Stooges Collection, Volume Five, I had not seen this, in fact, I had no idea that it even existed, but no I have seen it, and I totally loved it just like I did a lot of other Three Stooges short films that I have seen! So overall, this is another short that is totally worth seeing and enjoying!

For all Three Stooges fans, you must watch this short, because you are going to be laughing and laughing and laughing so hard, that no sound will be coming out, especially the scene where Moe has a run-in with a duck!

10/10