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Robbery With Laughter! Crime Was Simple To Them - They Were All Simple Minded! - Too Many Crooks
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Title: Too Many Crooks

Release Date: 8 Mar 1959

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Comedy

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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.

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Average Vote: 7.2 (20 votes)

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
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