The Great Diamond Robbery

Jan 29, 1954

1h 10m

★ 0.0

A NEW Uproarious Role in the Career of the World's Funniest Man

Overview

Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and Maggie Drummon to pose as Ambrose's long-lost parents and sister. The diamond, through many comic situations, is acquired and the gang is going to have Ambrose cut the diamond, and relieve him of the two stones and his parental illusions at the same time. But Maggie, who has no taste for the deception, tips Ambrose off and a wild chase ensues. At the end, Ambrose is very happy as he can now marry his "sister."

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Ambrose C. Park

Red Skelton

Maggie Drumman

Cara Williams

Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

James Whitmore

Louie

Kurt Kasznar

Emily Drumman

Dorothy Stickney

Duke Fargoh

George Mathews

Bainbridge Gibbons

Reginald Owen

Herb

Harry Bellaver

Blonde

Connie Gilchrist

Van Goosen

Steven Geray

Mr. Sahutsky

Sig Arno

Nightwatchman Connelly (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

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