Crime on Their Hands

Crime on Their Hands

18 mins | Comedy | Dec. 9, 1948

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.

Crime on Their Hands

18 mins | Comedy | Dec. 9, 1948

Crime on Their Hands
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Crime on Their Hands
Directors Edward Bernds
Writers Elwood Ullman

Cast

Moe Howard

as Moe

Larry Fine

as Larry

Shemp Howard

as Shemp

Lester Allen

as Runty

Charles C. Wilson

as J.L. Cameron