Higher Than a Kite
1943 | 18m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Del Lord |
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| Writer: | Elwood Ullman, Monte Collins |
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| The stooges are auto mechanics working for the R.A.F. in England. After wrecking an officers car they need a place to hide, but their choice, a sewer pipe, turns out to a bomb which is dropped on the enemy. Finding themselves behind enemy lines, Moe and Curly disguise as German officers and Larry dresses as a seductive fraulein. While general Bommel chases after Larry, Moe and Curly steal the secret plans from the high command. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 30, 1943 |
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| Director: | Del Lord |
| Writer: | Elwood Ullman, Monte Collins |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | world war ii, slapstick comedy, army air corps, man disguised as woman, army mechanics, nazi stronghold, fat general, broad satire, anti-nazi, blockbuster bomb |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Curly Howard | Curly |
| Moe Howard | Moe |
| Larry Fine | Larry |
| Duke York | Sgt. Kelly (uncredited) |
| Dick Curtis | Gen. Bommel (uncredited) |
| Vernon Dent | Marshall Boering (uncredited) |
| Joe Garcio | Nazi Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elwood Ullman | Writer |
| Benjamin H. Kline | Cinematography |
| Paul Borofsky | Editor |
| Victor Greene | Art Direction |
| Del Lord | Director |
| Monte Collins | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hugh McCollum | Producer |
| Del Lord | Producer |
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