A 17th Century English judge orders three miscreants to defend the new British colonies in New England against its residential Native Americans.A 17th Century English judge orders three miscreants to defend the new British colonies in New England against its residential Native Americans.A 17th Century English judge orders three miscreants to defend the new British colonies in New England against its residential Native Americans.
Moe Howard
- Moe
- (as Moe)
Larry Fine
- Larry
- (as Larry)
Curly Howard
- Curly
- (as Curly)
Beatrice Curtis
- Charity
- (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
- Governor
- (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
- Indian
- (uncredited)
William Irving
- Courtroom Guard
- (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
- Prosecutor
- (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
- Hope
- (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
- Chief Rain in the Puss
- (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
- Judge
- (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
- Indian
- (uncredited)
John Rand
- Governor's Aide
- (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Harley Wood
- Faith
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe first Stooges short to re-use old footage; the canoe scene at the end is from Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936), which was why they change clothes before boarding the canoe (to match the footage - "On with the disguises!").
- GoofsWhen the Stooges bow before the governor's daughters they bump heads. Larry's head doesn't touch Moe's or Curly's yet he reacts in pain anyway.
- ConnectionsEdited from Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936)
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Weaker Stooges
Back to the Woods (1937)
** (out of 4)
The Three Stooges in England are sentenced to fifty-five years in prison but the prosecutor thinks the country could save money by just shipping them to America to fight Indians. The judge agrees so the boys are off to fight "redskin savages", which shows you what was going over for comedy back in the 1930's. Here was another new Stooges short to me but I didn't find myself laughing very much. It seems opinions on this one are rather mixed at best so I'm going to have to side with those who don't find this very funny. There are certainly a few nice chuckles but there wasn't anything here that had me busting a gut through laughter. The biggest problem is that there are long sequences where nothing funny happens and the big jokes turns out to be a dub. The best example of this is when the boys arrive and meet three women. Soon a long dance follows but I found this to be rather tiresome. Another joke that doesn't work is when the Stooges are hitting the Indians in the stomach and then putting some hot wood in their pants.
** (out of 4)
The Three Stooges in England are sentenced to fifty-five years in prison but the prosecutor thinks the country could save money by just shipping them to America to fight Indians. The judge agrees so the boys are off to fight "redskin savages", which shows you what was going over for comedy back in the 1930's. Here was another new Stooges short to me but I didn't find myself laughing very much. It seems opinions on this one are rather mixed at best so I'm going to have to side with those who don't find this very funny. There are certainly a few nice chuckles but there wasn't anything here that had me busting a gut through laughter. The biggest problem is that there are long sequences where nothing funny happens and the big jokes turns out to be a dub. The best example of this is when the boys arrive and meet three women. Soon a long dance follows but I found this to be rather tiresome. Another joke that doesn't work is when the Stooges are hitting the Indians in the stomach and then putting some hot wood in their pants.
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- Jan 24, 2009
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- Retorno a los bosques
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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