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Released December 09, 1948
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Columbia
17.67 min. (Short Subject)

The Stooges are janitors at the Daily Gazette who intercept a hot tip about the stolen Punjab diamond. Hoping to become real reporters, the boys hurry to where Dapper and his gang are hiding. While questioning Dapper's beautiful moll, Shemp accidentally swallows the diamond thinking it was a mint. Unfortunately, a caged gorilla in the next room gets into the act as well.

Remade as HOT ICE (1955), with stock footage. The newspaper office footage was reused in COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN (1956).

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Kenneth MacDonald
Dapper Malone

Charles C. Wilson
J. L. Cameron

George Lloyd
Squid McGuffey

Blackie Whiteford
Cauliflower-eared seaman

Budd Fine
Seaman

Charles Cross
Drunken barfly

Joe Palma
Barfly

Ray Corrigan
Harold the gorilla


Elwood Ullman
Story and Screenplay

Henry Freulich
Director of Photography

Henry DeMond
Film Editor

Charles Clague
Art Director



















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