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Released April 26, 1935
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Columbia
19.5 min. (Short Subject)

The Stooges are three Union spies who infiltrate the Confederate headquarters of General Butts. Their mission is to determine the enemy's positions and armaments, but manage to find the time to flirt with the General's daughter and her two lovely friends. Before long, the boys find themselves suspected by Major "Bloodhound" Filbert, who has a special skill in uncovering spies.

Dialogue makes reference to "Where is Operator 13?" OPERATOR 13 was an MGM Civil War drama released in 1934, costarring Ted Healy. The Stooges were still under contract at MGM, and Curly Howard had a small cameo as a Confederate soldier in that film. Costume and makeup test production stills of Curly in OPERATOR 13 exist, and one can be found in the 2006 Larry Fine biography One Fine Stooge by Steve Cox and Jim Terry.

Opening title music is an arrangement of "Dixie" and "John Brown's Body," by Louis Silvers; see The Three Stooges Journal # 88 (Winter 1998).

UNCIVIL WARRIORS was adapted for the first issue of The Three Stooges comic book series published by Jubilee Publications. Moe's son in-law Norman Maurer served as the comic's editor, writer and illustrater, with his partner Joe Kubert. The issue was released in February 1949. The comic book version is slightly different from its film counterpart, with the Stooges portraying Union spies named Lieutenant Al Mond, Captain Ches Nutt and Major Phil Bert. Moe, Larry and Curly are assigned to infiltrate General Cornligger's headquarters at Confederate Army Camp and liberate Operator 13, who turns out to be an attractive blonde named Miss Draindrop Ansby.

 
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Larry Fine
Operator 12 / Lt. Duck

Moe Howard
Operator 14 / Capt. Dodge

Jerry Howard
Operator 15 / Maj. Hyde

James C. Morton
Union General

Ford West
Lt. Colonel

Lew Davis
Orderly

Heinie Conklin
1st Confederate sentry

John Rand
2nd Confederate sentry

Lou Archer
Charlie

Bud Jamison
General Buttz

Ted Lorch
Major Filbert

Phyllis Crane
Judith Buttz

Celeste Edwards
Clementine Buttz

Jenifer Gray
Judith's friend

Charlie Phillips
Buttz's aide

George Gray
Pursuing soldier

Harry Keatan
Confederate cannoneer

Hubert Diltz
Confederate cannoneer


Del Lord
Director

Jules White
Producer

Felix Adler
Story and Screenplay

John Stumar
Photography

Charles Hochberg
Film Editor



















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