Set of three scene stills for the film “I'll Never Heil Again” (1941)
Extent and Medium
.1: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm)
.2: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm)
.3: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
Creator(s)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (Distributor)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (Production Company)
- Ken Sutak (Compiler)
Biographical History
The Cinema Judaica Collection consists of more than 1,200 objects relating to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical subjects, from 1923 to 2000, from the United States, Europe, Israel, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina. The collection was amassed by film memorabilia collector Ken Sutak, to document Holocaust-and Jewish-themed movies of the World War II era and the postwar years. The collection includes posters, lobby and photo cards, scene stills, pressbooks, trade ads, programs, magazines, books, VHS tapes, DVDS, and 78 rpm records. Sutak organized these materials into two groups, “Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939–1949” and “Cinema Judaica: The Epic Cycle, 1950–1972” and, in conjunction with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum (now the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in New York), organized exhibitions on these two themes in 2007 and 2008. Sutak subsequently authored companion books with the same titles.
Archival History
The scene stills were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Ken Sutak and Sherri Venokur.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ken Sutak and Sherri Venokur
Scope and Content
Set of three scene stills for the Three Stooges short satire, “I’ll Never Heil Again,” released by Columbia Pictures, in July 1941. Scene stills are photographs taken on or off the set of a motion picture and are then used as marketing and advertising tools. The film was the Stooges’ first sequel, a follow up to the 1940 short, “You Nazty Spy.” In “I’ll Never Heil Again,” the Stooges (who were Jewish) play parodies of Hitler, Göring, and Goebbels, as Dictator Heilstone, Field Marshal Herring, and the Minister of Propaganda. They have taken control of the country of “Moronica,” and along with their allies (parodies of delegates from Japan, Italy, Turkey, and the Soviet Union), they make plans to conquer the globe. Before they can take action, they are killed by a bomb on the Dictator’s pool table, hidden by the daughter of the deposed king. Through a thinly veiled parody, the short commentates on the real-world alliance between Germany, Japan, Italy, Turkey, and the Soviet Union. In 1936, Germany began signing a series of treaties that culminated in the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact (also known as the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact), and the September 1940 Tripartite Pact, uniting Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis alliance. However, in June 1941, shortly before the release of “I’ll Never Heil Again,” Germany invaded the Soviet Union, violating their nonaggression agreement and leading the Soviet Union to join the Allies. This object is one of more than 1,200 objects in the Cinema Judaica Collection of materials related to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical themes.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Copyright status is unknown.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
.1 Black-and-white photographic scene still from the film, “I’ll Never Heil Again.” The photograph depicts a group of six men huddled together. In the center is the Field Marshal in a heavily decorated uniform, with medals haphazardly pinned to his jacket and jodhpurs. He is holding up a globe with a peaked cap perched on top in his left hand. To the far right, is the Dictator, who resembles Hitler, and between them is the Propaganda Minister who is wearing a white sash. All three have their right hands extended forward, in front of the group. On the left, there are three other men: the Russian Delegate wearing a tailcoat and saluting, Chizzllini with a bushy mustache wearing a military uniform and cap with his fist raised, and the Bey Of Rum in the back, wearing a black coat. Left to right: Don Barclay as the Russian Delegate, Cy Schindell as Chizzllini, Jack Lipson as the Bey Of Rum, Curly Howard as Field Marshal Herring, Larry Fine as The Minister of Propaganda, Moe Howard as Dictator Moe Heilstone .2 Black-and-white photographic scene still from the film, “I’ll Never Heil Again.” On the right is the Field Marshal, showing off his heavily decorated uniform. Standing to his left is a blonde woman in a black dress, gesturing in admiration. Next to her are the Dictator, who resembles Hitler, and the Propaganda Minister, wearing a white sash, both standing with their fists on their hips while looking at the Field Marshal. Left to right: Larry Fine as The Minister of Propaganda, Moe Howard as Dictator, Moe Heilstone, Mary Ainslee as Princess Gilda, Curly Howard as Field Marshal Herring .3 Black-and-white photographic scene still from the film, “I’ll Never Heil Again.” The photograph depicts a blonde woman in a black dress aiming a dart at the Field Marshal. He wears a heavily decorated uniform and is bent over to display a strategically placed medal on his rear end. In the center of the frame two men, the Propaganda Minister, wearing a white sash, and the Dictator, who resembles Hitler, pointing fingers at the target. Left to right: Curly Howard as Field Marshal Herring, Larry Fine as The Minister of Propaganda, Moe Howard as Dictator, Mary Ainslee as Princess Gilda
People
- Fine, Larry.
- Howard, Jerome Lester, 1903-1952.
- Howard, Moe.
Subjects
- United States.
- International relations in motion pictures.
- Screwball comedy films.
- Stills (Motion pictures)
- Imperialism in motion pictures.
- Black and white films.
- Satirical films.
- Short films.
- Slapstick comedy films.
Genre
- Photographs
- Object
- Film stills.