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…
Too Many Crooks (1959)
Robbery With Laughter! Crime Was Simple To Them - They Were All Simple Minded!
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 Cast
Terry-Thomas
Billy Gordon
George Cole
Fingers
Brenda De Banzie
Lucy Gordon
Bernard Bresslaw
Snowdrop
Joe Melia
Whisper
Sidney James
Sid
Vera Day
Charmaine
Delphi Lawrence
Beryl
John Le Mesurier
Magistrate
Sydney Tafler
Solicitor
Rosalie Ashley
Angela Gordon
Nicholas Parsons
Tommy Weston
Terry Scott
Policeman James Smith
Vilma Ann Leslie
Girl Journalist
Edie Martin
Gordon's Mother
Tutte Lemkow
Swarthy Man
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What is Too Many Crooks about?
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…
When was Too Many Crooks released?
Too Many Crooks was released in 1959.
What genres does Too Many Crooks belong to?
Too Many Crooks is categorised as Comedy.
Who stars in Too Many Crooks?
The cast of Too Many Crooks includes Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw, Joe Melia.