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

Snowdrop

Bernard Bresslaw

Sid

Sid James

Magistrate

John Le Mesurier

Fire Policeman James Smith

Terry Scott

Lucy Gordon

Brenda De Banzie

Charmaine

Vera Day

Whisper

Joe Melia

Secretary

Delphi Lawrence

Solicitor

Sydney Tafler

Angela

Rosalie Ashley

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