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Dizzy Detectives

Deliriously Daffy With Laughs!
Feb 5, 1943 · 19m
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PLOT

The Stooges are carpenters who become policemen. A mysterious burglar disguised as a gorilla has the cops baffled and Mr. Dill, the head of the citizens league, threatening the police chief's job. The boys go on the case and pose as night watchmen at an antiques store. They confront the crook, who turns out to be a real gorilla owned by Dill. After defeating Dill and some other bad guys in a wild fight, the gorilla drinks some nitroglycerin and blows up.

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CAST

Curly Howard
Curly
Moe Howard
Moe
Larry Fine
Larry
Dick Botiller
Police Detectives (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Mike - Crook (uncredited)
Ray Corrigan
Bonzo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Police Commissioner I. Doolittle (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Mr. Dill (uncredited)
Directed by Jules White

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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