Dizzy Detectives

A rapid-fire burst of cartoonish slapstick chaos, all bonks and pratfalls, that breezes by in a flurry of harmless mayhem.

Directed by

Jules White

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Curly Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine

Tagline

Deliriously Daffy With Laughs!

Overview

The Stooges are carpenters who become policemen. A mysterious burglar disguised as a gorilla has the cops baffled and Mr. Dill, the head of the citizens league, threatening the police chief's job. The boys go on the case and pose as night watchmen at an antiques store. They confront the crook, who turns out to be a real gorilla owned by Dill. After defeating Dill and some other bad guys in a wild fight, the gorilla drinks some nitroglycerin and blows up.

How it feels

Absurd, light, campy and whimsical. Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Crime, deception, justice

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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