Movie

Hook a Crook

Released: November 24, 1955 (1955)

Runtime: 16 minutes

Genres: Comedy

Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne are detectives trying to recover stolen jewels. They see a necklace on a furry arm, and deduce that a man wearing a fur coat was the thief. They, instead, encounter a gorilla.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Tom Kennedy as I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age at release: 70
Lela Bliss as Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
Eddie Baker as Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Ray Corrigan as Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
Joe Besser as Joe Besser
Age at release: 48
Dudley Dickerson as Janitor (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Steve Calvert as Gorilla (archive footage)
Age at release: 39
Jim Hawthorne as Hawthorne (as hawthorne)
Age at release: 37
Dan Blocker as Gorilla (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
Barbara Bartay as Fifi (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown

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Joe Palma as Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age at release: 50