| Dizzy Detectives | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Bud Jamison Lynton Brent John Tyrrell Dick Jensen Ray "Crash" Corrigan |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 18:38 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dizzy Detectives is a 1943short subject directed byJules White starring Americanslapstick comedy teamThe Three Stooges (Moe Howard,Larry Fine andCurly Howard). It is the 68th entry in the series released byColumbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Following a series of mishaps during a door installation endeavor, the Stooges find themselves recruited as police officers by the police commissioner. Tasked with apprehending the notorious "Ape Man," a thief disguised in a gorilla suit, they face the ultimatum of capturing the criminal or risking their positions.
Acting on a tip regarding the Ape Man's whereabouts, the Stooges stake out an antique store. During their surveillance, Curly's encounter with a rocking chair inadvertently entangles him with a startled cat, resulting in chaos. The situation escalates when they confront the Ape Man, revealed to be a genuine gorilla named Bonzo, who effortlessly bends their firearms. Subsequently, they uncover a conspiracy involving Mr. Dill, head of the citizen's league, who seeks to oust the police chief for personal gain.
The Stooges engage in a physical brawl with the thugs responsible for orchestrating the Ape Man's activities, ultimately confronting Bonzo. Utilizing multiple slapstick methods, they go on to defeat the thugs in a series of brawls. The climax occurs when Curly, faced with Bonzo, delivers a decisive headbutt, inadvertently triggering the gorilla's explosive demise due to ingestingnitroglycerin.
Dizzy Detectives was filmed over four days on June 29-July 2, 1942.[1] The opening carpentry scene is lifted from 1935'sPardon My Scotch, including footage of Moe crashing to the floor and breaking three ribs.[2]
This is the second of three Stooge shorts with the word "dizzy" in the title.
Dizzy Detectives was remade — line-by-line — with future third StoogeJoe Besser andJim Hawthorne as'Fraidy Cat in 1951;Fraidy Cat was itself remade in 1955 asHook a Crook, using stock footage.[2]Jules White directed all three films.[2]
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