Fraidy Cat

Fraidy Cat (1951)

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.

Date of release
1951-12-13
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
16m
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Director
Jules White

Casting

Interesting facts

'Fraidy Cat is a 1951 short subject directed by Jules White starring American comedian Joe Besser and radio disc jockey Jim Hawthorne. It is the third entry in the Joe Besser series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedian, who appeared in ten comedies at the studio between 1949 and 1956.

Production notes

'Fraidy Cat was filmed on July 23–26, 1951. It is a scene-for-scene remake of the 1943 Three Stooges film Dizzy Detectives using occasional stock footage. 'Fraidy Cat was itself remade in 1955 as Hook a Crook, using stock footage as well. Jules White directed all three films.

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