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Too Many Crooks (1959)

March 8, 1959 (GB) Comedy • 87m

Overview

Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So they decide to kidnap his daughter, only to end up with his wife Lucy. Gordon makes out he couldn't be more pleased, spuring Lucy to take charge of the hopeless bunch of villains.

Director

Mario Zampi

Top Billed

Terry-Thomas

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas

Billy Gordon

Vera Day
Vera Day

Charmaine

Rosalie Ashley
Rosalie Ashley

Angela Gordon

Terry Scott
Terry Scott

Policeman James Smith

Vilma Ann Leslie
Vilma Ann Leslie

Girl Journalist

Edie Martin
Edie Martin

Gordon's Mother

Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow

Swarthy Man

John Stuart
John Stuart

Inspector Jensen

Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks

Court Usher (uncredited)

Arthur Brough
Arthur Brough

Old Tramp (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain

Chief Fire Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Dibbs
Arthur Dibbs

Official (uncredited)

Norman Fisher
Norman Fisher

Man in Street (uncredited)

Tony Jason
Tony Jason

Man at Court (uncredited)

Kenneth Kove
Kenneth Kove

Vicar (uncredited)

Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd

Tramp (uncredited)

Edward Malin
Edward Malin

Charlie (uncredited)

Mary Maxfield
Mary Maxfield

Woman in Street (uncredited)

Wally Patch
Wally Patch

Sergeant / Court Usher (uncredited)

Howard Pays
Howard Pays

Policeman at Hearse (uncredited)

Jack Silk
Jack Silk

Officer in Court (uncredited)

Robert Vossler
Robert Vossler

Detective (uncredited)

Joe Wadham
Joe Wadham

Fireman (uncredited)

Eric Wetherell
Eric Wetherell

Man in Street (uncredited)

Ron Whitwell
Ron Whitwell

Sergeant (uncredited)

Neil Wilson
Neil Wilson

Sergeant Smail (uncredited)

Crew
Tom Buchanan
Tom Buchanan

Boom Operator

Stanley Pavey
Stanley Pavey

Director of Photography

Alfred Roberts
Alfred Roberts

Scenic Artist



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 7/10

September 6, 2014

The house of Ealing delivers another rewarding comedy.

A group of bumbling crooks led by the accident prone Fingers, fail in their attempt to rob mega rich miser Billy Gordon, they reconvene to hatch a plan where they will kidnap Gordon's daughter and hold her to ransom. But instead of kidnapping the pretty daughter they mistakingly in the night snatch the wife Lucy, who upon finding out that Billy is not prepared to pay to get her back, plots… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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