Ape Suzette (1966)

Inspector Clouseau and Sergeant DeuxDeuxs investigation into a stolen cargo of bananas takes them to a rundown waterfront apartment building where they follow a trail of banana peels to the abode of a diminutive Cockney sailor and his impish ape Clouseau doesnt see the ape and when he is repeatedly punched through the floor by the ape Clouseau thinks the stocky sailor has been the one hitting him When he sees DeuxDeux easily subdue the sailor Clouseau believes that DeuxDeux is a muscular powerhouse and declares the Sergeant his hero