Too Many Crooks

Mar 8, 1959

1h 27m

★ 7.4

Robbery With Laughter! Crime Was Simple To Them - They Were All Simple Minded!

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.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Billy Gordon

Terry-Thomas

Fingers

George Cole

Lucy Gordon

Brenda De Banzie

Snowdrop

Bernard Bresslaw

Whisper

Joe Melia

Sid

Sidney James

Charmaine

Vera Day

Beryl

Delphi Lawrence

Magistrate

John Le Mesurier

Solicitor

Sydney Tafler

Angela Gordon

Rosalie Ashley

Tommy Weston

Nicholas Parsons

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