Hook a Crook

Hook a Crook is a 1955 short subject directed by Jules White starring American comedian Joe Besser and radio disc jockey Jim Hawthorne (billed as "Hawthorne"). It is the ninth entry in the Joe Besser series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedian, who appeared in ten comedies at the studio between 1949 and 1956.

Hook a Crook
Directed byJules White
Abner Singer
Produced byJules White
Written byFelix Adler
Jules White
StarringJoe Besser
Hawthorne
Lela Bliss
Barbara Bartay
Tom Kennedy
Dudley Dickerson
Dan Blocker
Steve Calvert
Ray Corrigan
Joe Palma
Eddie Baker
CinematographyRay Cory
Henry Freulich
Edited byHarold White
Edwin Bryant
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 24, 1955 (1955-11-24) (U.S.)
Running time
16:03
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A gorilla escapes from the local zoo and prowls the city rooftops, enters Mrs. Van Sickle's (Lela Bliss) apartment, and steals her diamond necklace. Wide Awake Detective Agency investigators Besser and Hawthorne answer the call for help, and trail the suspect to an antique dealer's offices in the same building. Thinking it may be a disguised thief, the duo confront the giant primate just as two antique thieves(Joe Palma, Eddie Baker) enter the scene.

Production notes

Hook a Crook is a remake of the 1951 film 'Fraidy Cat, itself a scene-for-scene remake of the 1943 Three Stooges film Dizzy Detectives. Both films utilized a considerable amount of stock footage.[1][2] Jules White directed all three films.[2]

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References
  1. Hook a Crook at threestooges.net
  2. Solomon, Jon (2000). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.

Hook a Crook is an American comedy short released by Columbia Pictures on November 24, 1955. It starred Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne.

Plot

A gorilla, who has been trained to commit crimes, is terrorizing the city. It also has stolen jewelry from a socialite, so she calls two detectives (Besser and Hawthorne) to track down the gorilla. They eventually find him in an antique store in an office building, where two criminals, who are responsible for the gorilla's criminal behavior, are waiting for them. They subdue the two men and retrieve the stolen jewelry.

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