Who’s Harry Crumb?

Comedy starring John Candy as a pompous, accident-prone private detective, who tries to solve a kidnapping case, in the face of opposition from his boss., John Candy’s popularity from his appearances on the Canadian television series Second City TV did not translate into film success until he made the John Hughes comedy Uncle Buck. Who’s Harry Crumb? was released just before the more well-known film, and some SCTV regulars make cameo appearances. In this farcical comedy, Candy plays bumbling Harry Crumb, scion of a family of great detectives, who works as a trainee in the agency his legendary grandparents founded. His slimey boss Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones) assigns the inept young detective to find the kidnapped daughter of a multi-millionaire. The plot twist is that Draisen doesn’t want the kidnappers found, for reasons of his own. While Crumb blithely bumbles along through various mishaps, Draisen tries to put the moves on the millionaire’s wife (Annie Potts). Fans of Candy will probably enjoy this film, which he dominates with his comedic talents and (literally) large presence., John Candy is Harry Crumb, a bumbling and inept private investigator who’s hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress. However, Harry’s boss is actually behind the crime ­ and with Harry on the case he thinks there is no way he’ll be caught. Jeffrey Jones and Annie Potts also star., Comedy about an inept detective and his struggles to solve a kidnapping case. Blundering Harry Crumb is summoned to the Los Angeles headquarters of his family’s famous detective firm when the daughter of a wealthy client is kidnapped. In spite of Harry’s abysmal track record, he is placed in charge of the case. Naturally, chaos ensues., A clueless sleuth looks for a kidnapped heiress., A clueless sleuth looks for a kidnapped heiress while his boss tries to sabotage his efforts.