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.
Too Many Crooks (1959) is a comedy film directed by Mario Zampi, released on March 8, 1959 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda De Banzie and Bernard Bresslaw. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 23 ratings.
Terry-Thomas
as Billy Gordon
George Cole
as Fingers
Brenda De Banzie
as Lucy Gordon
Bernard Bresslaw
as Snowdrop
Joe Melia
as Whisper
Sidney James
as Sid
Vera Day
as Charmaine
Delphi Lawrence
as Beryl
John Le Mesurier
as Magistrate
Sydney Tafler
as Solicitor
Rosalie Ashley
as Angela Gordon
Nicholas Parsons
as Tommy Weston
Directed by Mario Zampi, written by Michael Pertwee.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 23 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 6, 2014
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The main cast of Too Many Crooks (1959) includes Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw and Joe Melia. The film was directed by Mario Zampi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Too Many Crooks was released on March 8, 1959 and runs for 1h 27m.
Too Many Crooks (1959) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 23 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
