Crime on Their Hands
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.
Plot
The Stooges are janitors at a newspaper who stumble on a hot story about the priceless Punjab diamond being stolen from the museum by an evil crook named Dapper Malone (Kenneth MacDonald). With dreams of becoming genuine reporters, the trio head for Squid McGuffy's cafe asking for the whereabouts of Dapper. They manage to convince everyone at the restaurant that they are actually police.
More details
author | Elwood Ullman |
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director | Edward Bernds |
editor | Henry DeMond |
genre | comedy crime |
keywords | cy schindell frazzle in the closet kill locked in nervous breakdown nothing search stooge their way |
producer | Hugh McCollum |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | short slapstick |