The Great Diamond Robbery

  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Run time: 70 min
  • Premiere: 1954. January 29.

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."

Discover

Red Skelton

Ambrose C. Park

Cara Williams

Maggie Drumman

James Whitmore

Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

Dorothy Stickney

Emily Drumman

George Mathews

Duke Fargoh

Reginald Owen

Bainbridge Gibbons

Steven Geray

Van Goosen

Sig Arno

Mr. Sahutsky

G. Pat Collins

Nightwatchman Connelly (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

Secretary (uncredited)

Ed Fury

Interne (uncredited)

William Haade

Mike, the Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Kruschen

Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

Anna Q. Nilsson

Nurse (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

Olan Soule

Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson

Guard (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Policeman (uncredited)

Mary Parker

Drunk's wife (uncredited)

Art

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Jack D. Moore

Set Decoration

Daniel B. Cathcart

Art Direction

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Directing

Joe Nayfack

Assistant Director

Dolph Zimmer

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Edwin H. Knopf

Producer

Charles J. Hunt

Unit Manager

Sound

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Rudolph G. Kopp

Music Director

Writing

László Vadnay

Screenplay

Martin Rackin

Screenplay

Art

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Jack D. Moore

Set Decoration

Daniel B. Cathcart

Art Direction

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Directing

Joe Nayfack

Assistant Director

Dolph Zimmer

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Edwin H. Knopf

Producer

Charles J. Hunt

Unit Manager

Sound

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Rudolph G. Kopp

Music Director

Writing

László Vadnay

Screenplay

Martin Rackin

Screenplay