Crooks and Coronets

Apr 2, 1969

1h 46m

★ 8.3

The caper could get $5,000,000. All these American hoods had to do was knock off the nice old lady in World War I flying garb, the eccentric gentleman with the crossbow and the man-eating lion.

Overview

Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Herman Cohen Productions

Crooks and Coronets Trailers

Cast

Herbie Haseler

Telly Savalas

Lady Sophie Fitzmore

Edith Evans

Marty Miller

Warren Oates

Nick Marco

Cesar Romero

Frank Finley

Harry H. Corbett

Lord Freddie Fitzmore

Nicky Henson

Mabel

Hattie Jacques

Annie

Vickery Turner

Perce

Arthur Mullard

Cyril

Frank Thornton

Hubbard

Thorley Walters

Tim Reilly

Jeremy Young

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