# Malice in the Palace

Title: Malice in the Palace Summary: Set in a desert land where the stooges run a restaurant, the boys set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond after they learn from the thieves that the Emir of Shmo has absconded ... Directed by: Jules White Actors: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard Production Company: Columbia Pictures Release Date: 1 September 1949 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Set in a desert land where the stooges run a restaurant, the boys set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond after they learn from the thieves that the Emir of Shmo has absconded with the contraband jewel. They journey to the stronghold of Shmo where they disguise as Santa Clauses and scare the ruler into giving them the diamond.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1949
- Runtime: 15 min
- By: Columbia Pictures
- Genres: Comedy
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/MaliceInThePalace720p1949)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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