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Too Many Crooks

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

1959-03-08 Comedy 1hr 27m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1959-03-08
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 27m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production

Crew

Mario Zampi
Director
Michael Pertwee
Screenplay
Keywords:
fire wife kidnapping coffin tax inspector trial money gang tax evasion

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Cast

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas
Billy Gordon
George Cole

George Cole
Fingers
Bernard Bresslaw

Bernard Bresslaw
Snowdrop
Sid James

Sid James
Sid
John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier
Magistrate
Terry Scott

Terry Scott
Fire Policeman James Smith
Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie
Lucy Gordon
Vera Day

Vera Day
Charmaine
Joe Melia

Joe Melia
Whisper
Delphi Lawrence

Delphi Lawrence
Secretary
Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler
Solicitor
Rosalie Ashley

Rosalie Ashley
Angela
Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons
Tommy
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
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Reviews for Too Many Crooks
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2014-09-06

The house of Ealing delivers another rewarding comedy. A group of bumbling crooks led by the accident prone Fingers, fail in their attemp... read more

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 her revenge with the aid of her captors. That this film is above average is purely down to its fine cast list, carry on stalwarts Sid James & Bernard Bresslaw join George Cole to form the nucleus of the lovable rogue gang. Taking in his stride the role of playboy scallywag miser Billy, is Terry-Thomas, who gives his usual masterful show of devilish twitches and one line gruff deliveries. Taking lead female duties is the always wonderful Brenda De Banzie as Lucy Gordon, and on reflection she is the glue that binds the picture together. Some wonderful scenes in this one linger long in the memory, the bumbled kidnap by way of a fake funeral is simply marvellous, but par for the course is that Thomas invariably steals the show with a series of great sequences. Witness his repeated attempts at recovering his hidden loot from a burning house, and his appearance in court in front of the ever incredulous John Le Mesurier. Too Many Crooks delivers for those after a good honest British comedy backed up by a sterling cast who know what it takes to make the Michael Pertwee screenplay work. 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

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'...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2014-09-06

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 hat...

read more