Robert Blake's second (of three) "Joe Dancer" movies has the hard-boiled private investigator teaming up with a chimp named Gregor, his trainer (who also happens to be an expert thief), and an electronics genius of questionable repute to steal back a priceless vase looted from a family collection during World War II.
Acting
Robert Blake committing fully to monkey business.
Practical Effects
Gregor the chimp: actual scene stealer.
Director
Burt Brinckerhoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the middle chapter of a trilogy that somehow aired on NBC despite having the production values of a regional car dealership commercial.
The 'chimp-heist' subgenre peaked in the 70s-80s with films like 'Every Which Way But Loose'; Joe Dancer II arrived fashionably late to a party nobody asked for.
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