
Who's Harry Crumb?
Who's Harry Crumb? is a 1989 American comedy-mystery film featuring John Candy as the title character. Paul Flaherty directed the film, which co-stars Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones and Shawnee Smith. An uncredited cameo appearance is made by Jim Belushi. The story concerns the often incompetent, sometimes brilliant, private investigator Harry Crumb, who searches for a kidnapping victim.
Plot
While visiting a health studio in Beverly Hills, fashion model Jennifer Downing, the daughter of millionaire P.J. Downing, is kidnapped. Her father turns to a family friend, Eliot Draisen, who is president of the detective agency Crumb & Crumb, to investigate the case.
More details
author | Peter Martin Wortmann Robert Conte |
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director | Paul Flaherty |
editor | Danford B. Greene |
genre | comedy mystery thriller |
keywords | beverly hills bound and gagged buenos aires detective agency end family friend fashion model gag gay bar kidnap los angeles police custody police detective private eye tulsa oklahoma |
musicBy | Michel Colombier |
producer | Arnon Milchan |
productionCompany | Regency Enterprises Universal Television |
publisher | TriStar Pictures |
theme | comedy thriller |