Fraidy Cat
1951 · 16 min · ★ 10.0 · Crime, Comedy
Hired as guards to protect an antique shop, Joe and Jim run into a gorilla who has been trained by a gang of thieves to rob the store.
Directed by Jules White · Written by Felix Adler
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Joe Besser Joe Besser -
Jim Hawthorne Hawthorne (as hawthorne) -
Ray Corrigan Gorilla (archive footage) (unconfirmed) -
Eddie Baker Nick - Thief (uncredited) - S Steve Calvert Gorilla (uncredited)
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Tom Kennedy I. Katchum (uncredited) - J Joe Palma Thief (uncredited)
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