Complex sentence: The onset of the Great Depression has forced the Stooges to look for jobs.Taking a merchant's brooms to sweep his sidewalk, they are mistaken as thieves by him, and soon find themselves on the run from the police.
Split into simpler sentences: The onset of the Great Depression has forced the Stooges to look for jobs. However, they are mistaken as thieves and soon find themselves on the run from the police.