Too Many Crooks poster

Too Many Crooks( 1959)

TV-MAComedy
74%
User
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Terry-Thomas

      Billy Gordon

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      George Cole

      Fingers

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      Brenda De Banzie

      Lucy Gordon

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      Bernard Bresslaw

      Snowdrop

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      Joe Melia

      Whisper

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      Sid James

      Sid

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      Vera Day

      Charmaine

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      Delphi Lawrence

      Beryl

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      John Le Mesurier

      Magistrate

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      Sydney Tafler

      Solicitor

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      Rosalie Ashley

      Angela Gordon

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      Nicholas Parsons

      Tommy Weston

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      Terry Scott

      Policeman James Smith

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      Vilma Ann Leslie

      Girl Journalist

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      Edie Martin

      Gordon's Mother

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      Tutte Lemkow

      Swarthy Man

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      John Stuart

      Inspector Jensen

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      Victor Brooks

      Court Usher (uncredited)

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      Arthur Brough

      Old Tramp (uncredited)

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Chief Fire Officer (uncredited)

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      Arthur Dibbs

      Official (uncredited)

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      Norman Fisher

      Man in Street (uncredited)

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      Tony Jason

      Man at Court (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Kove

      Vicar (uncredited)

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      Sam Kydd

      Tramp (uncredited)

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      Edward Malin

      Charlie (uncredited)

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      Mary Maxfield

      Woman in Street (uncredited)

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      Wally Patch

      Sergeant / Court Usher (uncredited)

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      Howard Pays

      Policeman at Hearse (uncredited)

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      Jack Silk

      Officer in Court (uncredited)

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      Robert Vossler

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Joe Wadham

      Fireman (uncredited)

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      Eric Wetherell

      Man in Street (uncredited)

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      Ron Whitwell

      Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Neil Wilson

      Sergeant Smail (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 06 2014
    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 & Berna...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • fire
    • wife
    • kidnapping
    • coffin
    • tax inspector
    • trial
    • money
    • gang
    • tax evasion