Hook A Crook
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Hook A Crook is an American comedy short released by Columbia Pictures
on November 24, 1955. It starred Joe Besser
and Jim Hawthorne
.
, 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.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
on November 24, 1955. It starred Joe Besser
Joe Besser
Joe Besser was an American comedian, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters, and is now best remembered for his brief stint as a member of the Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957-59...
and Jim Hawthorne
Jim Hawthorne
Jim Hawthorne was an American radio personality and comic actor. He was a disc jockey who was a pioneer of "free form" radio....
.
Plot
A gorillaGorilla
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
, 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.