Crime on Their Hands (1948)
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The Stooges are furniture upholsterers seeking to be reporters. They investigate a diamond theft and end up solving the case.
The stooges are janitors working in a newspaper office. When an anonymous caller phones in a tip about the theft 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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Moe HowardMoe
Larry FineLarry
Shemp HowardShemp
Christine McIntyreBeaLester AllenRunty
Charles C. WilsonJ.L. CameronMovie DNA
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What is Crime on Their Hands about?
The stooges are janitors working in a newspaper office. When an anonymous caller phones in a tip about the theft 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.
How long is Crime on Their Hands?
Crime on Their Hands has a runtime of 18 minutes.