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Crime on Their Hands (1948)

18m

Running Time

Crime on Their Hands (1948)

Name: Crime on Their Hands
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1948-12-09

18m

Running Time

December 9, 1948
Release Date

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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 & Crew.

Moe Howard

Moe

Larry Fine

Larry

Shemp Howard

Shemp

Christine McIntyre

Bea

Lester Allen

Runty

Charles C. Wilson

J.L. Cameron

Kenneth MacDonald

Dapper Malone

Lester Allen

Runty

Elwood Ullman

Story

Jimmy Aubrey

Hawkins - Gorilla's Keeper

Edward Bernds

Director

Heinie Conklin

Bartender

Henry Freulich

Director of Photography

Henry DeMond

Editor

Ray Corrigan

Gorilla

Hugh McCollum

Producer

Charles Clague

Art Direction

Details.

Release Date
December 9, 1948

Status
Released

Running Time
18m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Crime on Their Hands is a 1948 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 112th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.