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Crime on Their Hands

The Stooges are furniture upholsterers seeking to be reporters. They investigate a diamond theft and end up solving the case.
Dec 9, 1948 · 18m
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Comedy

PLOT

The Stooges are janitors working in a newspaper office. When an anonymous caller phones in a tip about the theft of a famous diamond, the boys decide to become reporters and go after the crooks. They find the crooks, but Shemp accidentally swallows the diamond which was hidden in a bowl of candy. The crooks want to cut the diamond out, but the boys foil them with the help of a friendly gorilla.

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CAST

Moe Howard
Moe
Larry Fine
Larry
Shemp Howard
Shemp
Christine McIntyre
Bea
Lester Allen
Runty
Charles Cahill Wilson
J.L. Cameron
Kenneth MacDonald
Dapper Malone
Directed by Edward Bernds

DETAILS

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

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