Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he tried to avoid taking them, is on his way, via submarine, to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab. However, an American P.T-boat crew is already there and have some plans for schickenbit-grubber and his buddies. Nazty Nuisance is the kind of World War II propaganda film that really hasn't worn well with time. In fact this is the kind of film that rarely saw the light of day after the revelation of the Holocaust. Reducing, Hitler, Mussolini, and the Japanese to the level of the Three Stooges after that just wasn't funny.<br/><br/>This film was produced by Hal Roach who was the genius of so much screen comedy that has stood the test of time. Nazty Nuisance just isn't in the category of a good Laurel&Hardy film.<br/><br/>Bobby Watson who played Hitler on call in so many films good and bad gets a summons from a tropical island nation with whom the Nazis want to sign a treaty and then break the treaty when it becomes inconvenient. But the chief Ian Keith won't negotiate with no one, but the head man. Hitler was going to go alone, but his allies Mussolini played by Joe Devlin and Japanese warlord Sukiyaki played by Johnny Arthur hear about the trip and want to come along.<br/><br/>In the meantime a stranded American PT Boat crew led by Emory Parnell and Frank Faylen are on the island and when they see the three dictators there, the crew goes into action. Not kill them mind you and maybe end the war quicker, but put pepper in their soup course while dining with the chief. <br/><br/>Stuff like that which is great in the usual run of Hal Roach films, just doesn't cut it here. but it certainly was not a piece of quality filmmaking either. The version I watched was the television version, which runs for 43 minutes roughly. It is a black-and-white film and was made in America during World War II. It is basically a spoof of the current political situation and only has one goal: to show people how big of an idiot the leaders of Germany, Italy and Japan were at this point. This political background is also the only reason to maybe watch it in my opinion. It is 100% comedy, but never really funny. The jokes are more on the level of monkeys spilling ink into the antagonists' faces and the over-the-top American patriotism depicted in here does not exactly help either. This is actually the sequel to another movie, so maybe check that one out too if you enjoyed this one here. Unfortunately, neither the directors, writers or actors in here are fairly known and maybe this is also a reason why it did not turn out so well. I have quite an interest in politics, especially in World War II, but this one here did not do much for me. Not recommended.
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