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Too Many Crooks is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Mario Zampi released in USA on 24 april 1959 with Terry-Thomas

Too Many Crooks (1959)

Too Many Crooks
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Released in USA 24 april 1959
Length 1h27
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating68% 3.4462253.4462253.4462253.4462253.446225

Too Many Crooks is a 1959 British comedy film about a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wrong woman. It stars George Cole as the leader of the gang, Brenda De Banzie as the victim, and Terry-Thomas as her husband. Sid James is another gang member.

Synopsis

The members of a gang, especially Sid (Sid James), grow impatient as their incompetent leader, Fingers (George Cole), botches the robbery of a fur store, the latest in a series of disasters. Fingers then comes up with the idea of robbing businessman William Gordon (Terry-Thomas). Gordon bluffs them into believing the police are on their way. Fingers refuses to give up, plotting to kidnap Gordon's daughter. However, he errs yet again and ends up with Gordon's meek wife Lucy (Brenda De Banzie) instead.

Actors

Terry-Thomas

(Billy Gordon)George Cole

(Fingers)Brenda De Banzie

(Lucy Gordon)Bernard Bresslaw

(Snowdrop)Sid James

(Sid)
And :
Vera Day
Delphi Lawrence
John Le Mesurier
Sydney Tafler
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