Who's Harry Crumb?

Feb 3, 1989

1h 34m

★ 5.9

Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone.

Overview

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Frostbacks

TriStar Pictures

NBC Productions

Arnon Milchan Productions

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Cast

Harry Crumb

John Candy

Eliot Draisen

Jeffrey Jones

Helen Downing

Annie Potts

Vince Barnes

Tim Thomerson

P.J. Downing

Barry Corbin

Nikki Downing

Shawnee Smith

Detective Casey

Valri Bromfield

Dwayne

Doug Steckler

Jennifer Downing

Renée Coleman

Tim

Wesley Mann

Marie

Tamsin Kelsey

Doorman

Joe Flaherty

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