“The Stooges are furniture upholsterers seeking to be reporters. They investigate a diamond theft and end up solving the case.”

Crime on Their Hands (1948)

Name: Crime on Their Hands
Director: Edward Bernds
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1948-12-09
Duration: 18 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre, Lester Allen

December 9, 194818mEN

7.1

7 votes

Comedy

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Overview

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.

Director

Edward Bernds

Writer

Elwood Ullman