
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

“Two guys become a nuclear power, open a secret Swiss bank account… and hold a city for ransom!”
Two scheming ne'er-do-wells find a lost nuclear weapon in the ocean near Los Angeles. They decide to light-heartedly try and blackmail the city by asking for money from each citizen. This arouses the attention of the local authorities.

Bill Ewing
Cy McCarten

Frank Bonner
Clete Dempsey

Jacques Aubuchon
Chief Belkins
Sharon DeBord
Gracie

Don Dubbins
Sergeant O'Roherty
Harriet Gibson
Mrs. Petrucci
The Hoax is a comedy, crime film released in 1972 exploring themes of ransom, los angeles, california, hoax, h bomb. Directed by Robert J. Anderson, it stars Bill Ewing, Frank Bonner, Jacques Aubuchon. Two scheming ne'er-do-wells find a lost nuclear weapon in the ocean near Los Angeles. They decide to light-heartedly try and blackmail the city by asking for money from each citizen. This arouses the attention of the local authorities.
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