Some More of Samoa

Some More of Samoa (1941)

Gales of laughter in the South Seas!

The Stooges are tree surgeons who are enlisted by a rich old man to find a mate for his rare puckerless persimmon tree. The boys sail to the tropical island of Rhum-Boogie to find the tree. When they arrive they are captured by the natives and will be eaten unless Curly marries the Chief's ugly daughter. The boys escape with the tree and, after a confrontation with an alligator, sail off with their prize.

Date of release
1941-12-04
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (11)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Del Lord

Casting

Interesting facts

Some More of Samoa is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 59th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Production notes

Some More of Samoa was filmed on May 12–15, 1941. The film's title is a self-contained pun, as "Samoa" is pronounced similarly to slurring "some more of" as "some mo' o'". The film is set on the fictional island of Rhum Boogie, not Samoa.

There are several continuity errors in Some More of Samoa. When Curly runs into the king's hut he is still covered with the flour sifted on him from when a cook is preparing the Stooges for dinner, but when he goes into the hut and tangles with the idol, the flour is gone. After he grabs the tree and runs off, the flour is back on.

A very noticeable error is when Curly is about to be cooked and says "Soupbone" (just before pushing the cook into the boiling water), he has a large apple shoved into his mouth, yet his voice is heard clearly.

For a second time (after Movie Maniacs), Carnation milk ("from contented cows") is invoked. The natives of Rhum Boogie are described as living on "milk from contented coconuts."

When Moe and Larry run into a native and he introduces himself as "King Fisher" they reply with an Amos 'n Andy joke routine. Kingfish was a recurring character in the Amos 'n Andy radio show.

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