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Too Many Crooks (1959)

87 min  -  Comedy | Crime  -   8 March 1959 (UK)
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Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Zampi

Writers:

Christiane Rochefort (story), Jean Nery (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Terry-Thomas, George Cole and Brenda De Banzie
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas ...
Billy Gordon
George Cole George Cole ...
Fingers
Brenda De Banzie Brenda De Banzie ...
Lucy
Bernard Bresslaw Bernard Bresslaw ...
Snowdrop
Sid James Sid James ...
Sid (as Sidney James)
Joe Melia Joe Melia ...
Whisper
Vera Day Vera Day ...
Charmaine
Delphi Lawrence Delphi Lawrence ...
Secretary
John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier ...
Magistrate
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
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Storyline

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. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gang | Ransom | Hearse | Kidnapping | Incompetence  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gangsterkvartetten See more »

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The, Mario Zampi Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The last feature film of Gibb McLaughlin. See more »

Quotes

Billy Gordon: Guten tag.
Swarthy Man: Bonjour.
Billy Gordon: Oh! You're French.
Swarthy Man: No! I am Finnish.
Billy Gordon: Oh, why do you speak French?
Swarthy Man: Finnish is too difficult.
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Edited into "Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (#1.5)" (1995) See more »