

Who's Harry Crumb?
1989-02-03 · 94 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Paul Flaherty
- Production companies
- Frostbacks, TriStar Pictures, NBC Productions, Arnon Milchan Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 11,000,000
Top Cast
John CandyHarry Crumb
Jeffrey JonesEliot Draisen
Annie PottsHelen Downing
Tim ThomersonVince Barnes
Barry CorbinP.J. Downing
Shawnee SmithNikki Downing
Valri BromfieldDetective Casey
Renée ColemanJennifer Downing
Wesley MannTim
Tamsin KelseyMarie
Joe FlahertyDoorman
Fiona RoeskeCrumb Receptionist
Michèle GoodgerMrs. MacIntyre
Beverley ElliottJoanne
P. Lynn JohnsonKelly
Brenda CrichlowSuki's Salon Receptionist
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