Hook a Crook (1955)

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.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Joe Besser

Joe Besser

Jim Hawthorne

Hawthorne (as hawthorne)

S

Steve Calvert

Gorilla (archive footage)

Eddie Baker

Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)

B

Barbara Bartay

Fifi (uncredited)

Lela Bliss

Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)

Dan Blocker

Gorilla (uncredited)

Ray Corrigan

Gorilla (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Janitor (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

I. Katchum (archive footage) (uncredited)

J

Joe Palma

Thief (archive footage) (uncredited)

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