# Dizzy Pilots > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dizzy_Pilots > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dizzy_Pilots.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Pilots > Source revision: 1339358587 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1943 film by Jules White Dizzy Pilots Lobby card Directed by Jules White Written by Clyde Bruckman Produced by Jules White Starring Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Richard Fiske Harry Semels Al Thompson Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline Edited by Charles Hochberg Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date September 24, 1943 (1943-09-24) (U.S.) Running time 16:53 Country United States Language English ***Dizzy Pilots*** is a 1943 [short subject](/source/Short_film) directed by [Jules White](/source/Jules_White) starring American [slapstick](/source/Slapstick) comedy team [The Three Stooges](/source/The_Three_Stooges) ([Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard), [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) and [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard)). It is the 74th entry in the series released by [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.[N 1] ## Plot The Stooges are aviators ("the Wrong Brothers") in the Republic of Cannabeer, P.U., whose work is interrupted by an army draft notice (signed by one Joe Strubachincoscow). However, they have been deferred because of their plans for the new "Buzzard" aircraft. Their progress is stymied by a succession of mishaps. Foremost among their problems is Moe being repeatedly immersed in quick-drying melted rubber. Curly and Larry's attempts to correct this involve hydrogen and a shotgun, culminating in Moe's aerial ascent and subsequent descent into a well. Then they try to maneuver the unwieldy aircraft out of its hangar, sending Moe skyward again and back into the liquid rubber. They demonstrate the Buzzard to representatives of the Sky Aircraft Company, but are foiled by mechanical failures and errors. The Stooges lose control of the plane and fall into a well, drenching both themselves and the officials. This lands the Stooges in the army, where they tangle with a tough drill sergeant and finally flee from military service. ## Cast - [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard) as Curly Wrong (credited as Curly) - [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) as Larry Wrong (credited as Larry) - [Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard) as Moe Wrong (credited as Moe) - [Harry Semels](/source/Harry_Semels) as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative - [Al Thompson](/source/Al_Thompson) as Sky Aircraft Co. Representative In footage from *Boobs in Arms* (1940): - [Richard Fiske](/source/Richard_Fiske) as Sergeant - [Bobby Barber](/source/Bobby_Barber) as Private - Charles Dorety as Private ## Production notes *Dizzy Pilots* was filmed April 6–9, 1943.[1] The boot camp segment is [stock footage](/source/Stock_footage) from 1940's *[Boobs in Arms](/source/Boobs_in_Arms)*, with the exception of the ending shot where the Stooges escape from the base itself.[2] The gag of an aircraft being too large to take out of a hangar was reused in 1972 on *[The New Scooby-Doo Movies](/source/The_New_Scooby-Doo_Movies)* episode featuring the Stooges as guest stars ("The Ghost of the Red Baron").[2] *Dizzy Pilots* marks the final appearance of co-star [Harry Semels](/source/Harry_Semels).[2] ## Reception [DVD Talk](/source/DVD_Talk) critic Stuart Galbraith IV noted that *Dizzy Pilots* was the "last genuinely excellent Curly short" with "a set-up similar to *[Higher Than a Kite](/source/Higher_Than_a_Kite)* though executed infinitely better."[3] ## References ### Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** This is the third and final Stooge short with the word "dizzy" in the title. ### Citations 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pauley_2-0)** Pauley 2012, p. 85. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Solomon_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Solomon_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Solomon_3-2) Solomon 2002, pp. 234–235. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Galbraith IV, Stuart. ["The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection."](http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/54884/three-stooges-the-ultimate-collection-the/) *DVD Talk*, July 7, 2012. Retrieved: September 5, 2013. ### Bibliography - Pauley, Jim. [*The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations*](http://www.santamonicapress.com/index.php?page_name=threestooges&page_type=book&show=desc&hide0=excerpt&hide1=author&hide2=reviews&hide5=number5). [Solana Beach, California](/source/Solana_Beach%2C_California): Santa Monica Press, 2012. {{ISBN} 978-1-59580-070-1}}. - Solomon, Jon. [*The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion*](https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Three-Stooges-Filmography-Companion/dp/0971186804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201570359&sr=1-1). Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9711868-0-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9711868-0-4). ## External links - [*Dizzy Pilots*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035814/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Dizzy Pilots* at threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/74) v t e The Three Stooges Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Shemp Howard Joe Besser Curly Joe DeRita Works The Three Stooges filmography The Three Stooges Collection Jerks of All Trades The New 3 Stooges The Three Stooges Scrapbook Kook's Tour Moe Howard and the Three Stooges Related topics List of supporting actors in Three Stooges films Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No The Robonic Stooges Stoogemania "Swingin' the Alphabet" "The Curly Shuffle" 1984 arcade game 1987 video game 2000 TV biopic 2012 feature film C3 Entertainment Stooge sort Associated people Felix Adler Edward Bernds Tiny Brauer Clyde Bruckman Charley Chase Paul Garner Ted Healy Rich Koz Del Lord Norman Maurer Hugh McCollum Christine McIntyre Frank Mitchell Joe Palma/Fake Shemp Fred Sanborn Emil Sitka Greta Thyssen Elwood Ullman Jack White Jules White Category v t e The Three Stooges filmography (1934–1947): Moe, Larry, Curly 1934 Woman Haters Punch Drunks Men in Black Three Little Pigskins 1935 Horses' Collars Restless Knights Pop Goes the Easel Uncivil Warriors Pardon My Scotch Hoi Polloi Three Little Beers 1936 Ants in the Pantry Movie Maniacs Half Shot Shooters Disorder in the Court A Pain in the Pullman False Alarms Whoops, I'm an Indian! Slippery Silks 1937 Grips, Grunts and Groans Dizzy Doctors 3 Dumb Clucks Back to the Woods Goofs and Saddles Cash and Carry Playing the Ponies The Sitter Downers 1938 Termites of 1938 Wee Wee Monsieur Tassels in the Air Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Violent Is the Word for Curly Three Missing Links Mutts to You Flat Foot Stooges 1939 Three Little Sew and Sews We Want Our Mummy A Ducking They Did Go Yes, We Have No Bonanza Saved by the Belle Calling All Curs Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Three Sappy People 1940 You Nazty Spy! Rockin' thru the Rockies A Plumbing We Will Go Nutty but Nice How High Is Up? From Nurse to Worse No Census, No Feeling Cookoo Cavaliers Boobs in Arms 1941 So Long Mr. Chumps Dutiful But Dumb All the World's a Stooge I'll Never Heil Again An Ache in Every Stake In the Sweet Pie and Pie Some More of Samoa 1942 Loco Boy Makes Good Cactus Makes Perfect What's the Matador? Matri-Phony Three Smart Saps Even as IOU Sock-a-Bye Baby 1943 They Stooge to Conga Dizzy Detectives Spook Louder Back from the Front Three Little Twirps Higher Than a Kite I Can Hardly Wait Dizzy Pilots Phony Express A Gem of a Jam 1944 Crash Goes the Hash Busy Buddies The Yoke's on Me Idle Roomers Gents Without Cents No Dough Boys 1945 Three Pests in a Mess Booby Dupes Idiots Deluxe If a Body Meets a Body Micro-Phonies 1946 Beer Barrel Polecats A Bird in the Head Uncivil War Birds The Three Troubledoers Monkey Businessmen Three Loan Wolves G.I. Wanna Home Rhythm and Weep Three Little Pirates 1947 Half-Wits Holiday Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dizzy Pilots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Pilots) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Pilots?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.