Too Many Crooks - Revision history

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Cast

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	*[[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Snowdrop		*[[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Snowdrop
	*[[Sid James\|Sidney James]] as Sid		*[[Sid James\|Sidney James]] as Sid
	*[w:[Vera Day\|]] as Charmaine		*[[w:Vera Day\|Vera Day]] as Charmaine
	*[[w:Delphi Lawrence\|Delphi Lawrence]] as Beryl		*[[w:Delphi Lawrence\|Delphi Lawrence]] as Beryl
	*[[John Le Mesurier]] as Magistrate		*[[John Le Mesurier]] as Magistrate

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Cast

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	*[[Terry-Thomas]] as William Delaney Gordon - "Bill"		*[[Terry-Thomas]] as William Delaney Gordon - "Bill"
	*[[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]] as Fingers		*[[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]] as Fingers
	*[[Brenda De Banzie]] as Lucy Gordon		*[[w:Brenda De Banzie\|Brenda De Banzie]] as Lucy Gordon
	*[[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Snowdrop		*[[Bernard Bresslaw]] as Snowdrop
	*[[Sid James\|Sidney James]] as Sid		*[[Sid James\|Sidney James]] as Sid
	*[[Vera Day]] as Charmaine		*[w:[Vera Day\|]] as Charmaine
	*[[Delphi Lawrence]] as Beryl		*[[w:Delphi Lawrence\|Delphi Lawrence]] as Beryl
	*[[John Le Mesurier]] as Magistrate		*[[John Le Mesurier]] as Magistrate
	*[[Sydney Tafler]] as Solicitor		*[[Sydney Tafler]] as Solicitor
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	*[[Terry Scott]] as Fire Policeman		*[[Terry Scott]] as Fire Policeman
	*Vilma Ann Leslie as Girl Journalist		*Vilma Ann Leslie as Girl Journalist
	*[[Edie Martin]] as Gordon's mother		*[[w:Edie Martin\|Edie Martin]] as Gordon's mother
	*[[Tutte Lemkow]] as Swarthy Man		*[[w:Tutte Lemkow\|Tutte Lemkow]] as Swarthy Man
	*[[John Stuart (actor)\|John Stuart]] as Inspector Jensen		*[[w:John Stuart (actor)\|John Stuart]] as Inspector Jensen
	*[[Joe Melia]] as Whisper		*[[w:Joe Melia\|Joe Melia]] as Whisper
	*[[Arthur Brough]] as beggar (uncredited)		*[[Arthur Brough]] as beggar (uncredited)
	*[[Sam Kydd]] as tramp (uncredited)		*[[Sam Kydd]] as tramp (uncredited)
	*[[Howard Pays]] as policeman at traffic lights (uncredited)		*[[w:Howard Pays\|Howard Pays]] as policeman at traffic lights (uncredited)
	*[[Victor Brooks (actor)\|Victor Brooks]] Court Usher (uncredited)		*[[w:Victor Brooks (actor)\|Victor Brooks]] Court Usher (uncredited)

	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==

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Plot

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	Thinking she will do just as well, Fingers demands £25,000 ransom for her safe return. To his surprise, Gordon gleefully refuses. The philanderer has been carrying on an affair with his secretary and would like nothing better than to be rid of his dowdy wife. Fingers desperately lowers his price over and over again, finally offering to give her back for a mere £200, but is turned down.		Thinking she will do just as well, Fingers demands £25,000 ransom for her safe return. To his surprise, Gordon gleefully refuses. The philanderer has been carrying on an affair with his secretary and would like nothing better than to be rid of his dowdy wife. Fingers desperately lowers his price over and over again, finally offering to give her back for a mere £200, but is turned down.

	When Lucy learns of this, her love for her husband is extinguished. She decides to get revenge and soon takes charge of the gang (her wartime training in unarmed combat coming in handy). Knowing of Gordon's tax dispute with the [[Inland Revenue]] and his distrust of banks, she figures out where he has hidden much of his money. She leads the gangsters in stealing the cash and, for good measure, the furs and jewellery Gordon had lavished on his mistress, taking half of the proceeds for her share. On leaving Gordon's house through the bedroom window a lit cigarette is left, which unintentionally burns the house down. Gordon returns and, thinking his money is burning, repeatedly jumps into the burning building.		When Lucy learns of this, her love for her husband is extinguished. She decides to get revenge and soon takes charge of the gang (her wartime training in unarmed combat coming in handy). Knowing of Gordon's tax dispute with the [[w:Inland Revenue\|Inland Revenue]] and his distrust of banks, she figures out where he has hidden much of his money. She leads the gangsters in stealing the cash and, for good measure, the furs and jewellery Gordon had lavished on his mistress, taking half of the proceeds for her share. On leaving Gordon's house through the bedroom window a lit cigarette is left, which unintentionally burns the house down. Gordon returns and, thinking his money is burning, repeatedly jumps into the burning building.

	By coincidence, the next day, the newspapers report a gruesome murder, just like the one Fingers had threatened. Gordon jumps to the wrong conclusion, and Lucy makes him pay some more for his mistake. She has Sid and Fingers impersonate policemen investigating her disappearance. Fingers extorts most of the rest of Gordon's ready cash in exchange for letting the matter drop. When a real [[Scotland Yard]] inspector shows up soon after, Gordon loses his temper and raises suspicions of murder.		By coincidence, the next day, the newspapers report a gruesome murder, just like the one Fingers had threatened. Gordon jumps to the wrong conclusion, and Lucy makes him pay some more for his mistake. She has Sid and Fingers impersonate policemen investigating her disappearance. Fingers extorts most of the rest of Gordon's ready cash in exchange for letting the matter drop. When a real [[w:Scotland Yard\|Scotland Yard]] inspector shows up soon after, Gordon loses his temper and raises suspicions of murder.

	Desperate, he decides to flee the country. Fingers's ex-stripper girlfriend offers to provide a forged passport. He agrees to meet her later, after visiting his mother. Lucy guesses that he is going there to pick up a final stash of money. The gang shows up and finds him with a suitcase. When the police come to question Gordon further, Fingers takes the suitcase (containing £50,000) and leaves, Gordon being too afraid to raise a fuss. Then Lucy walks in on her now-penniless husband.		Desperate, he decides to flee the country. Fingers's ex-stripper girlfriend offers to provide a forged passport. He agrees to meet her later, after visiting his mother. Lucy guesses that he is going there to pick up a final stash of money. The gang shows up and finds him with a suitcase. When the police come to question Gordon further, Fingers takes the suitcase (containing £50,000) and leaves, Gordon being too afraid to raise a fuss. Then Lucy walks in on her now-penniless husband.

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| image = Too Many Crooks.jpg		\| image = Too Many Crooks.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Mario Zampi]]		\| director = [[w:Mario Zampi\|Mario Zampi]]
	\| producer = Mario Zampi		\| producer = Mario Zampi
	\| writer = {{plainlist\|		\| writer = {{plainlist\|
	* Jean Nery (story)		* Jean Nery (story)
	* [[Michael Pertwee]]		* [[w:Michael Pertwee\|Michael Pertwee]]
	* [[Christiane Rochefort]]		* [[w:Christiane Rochefort]]
	}}		}}
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
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	* [[Terry-Thomas]]		* [[Terry-Thomas]]
	* [[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]]		* [[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]]
	* [[Brenda de Banzie]]		* [[w:Brenda de Banzie\|Brenda de Banzie]]
	* [[Sid James\|Sidney James]]		* [[Sid James\|Sidney James]]
	* [[Bernard Bresslaw]]		* [[Bernard Bresslaw]]
	}}		}}
	\| music = [[Stanley Black]]		\| music = [[Stanley Black]]
	\| cinematography = [[Stanley Pavey]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Stanley Pavey\|Stanley Pavey]]
	\| editing = [[Bill Lewthwaite]]		\| editing = [[w:Bill Lewthwaite\|Bill Lewthwaite]]
	\| distributor = [[Rank Film Distributors]] (UK)		\| distributor = [[w:Rank Film Distributors\|Rank Film Distributors]] (UK)
	\| released = {{Film date\|1959\|3\|8\|UK\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1959\|3\|8\|UK\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 87 minutes		\| runtime = 87 minutes
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	\| gross =		\| gross =
	}}		}}
	'''''Too Many Crooks''''' is a 1959 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Mario Zampi]]. The plot concerns a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wife of a shady businessman, only for him to decide he doesn’t want her back.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/too-many-crooks-v50399\|title=Too Many Crooks (1958) - Mario Zampi - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> It stars [[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]], [[Sid James\|Sidney James]] and [[Bernard Bresslaw]] as members of the gang, alongside [[Brenda de Banzie]] as the victim and [[Terry-Thomas]] as her husband.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8a5c63\|title=Too Many Crooks (1959)\|publisher=}}</ref>		'''''Too Many Crooks''''' is a 1959 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:Mario Zampi\|Mario Zampi]]. The plot concerns a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wife of a shady businessman, only for him to decide he doesn’t want her back.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/too-many-crooks-v50399\|title=Too Many Crooks (1958) - Mario Zampi - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> It stars [[George Cole (actor)\|George Cole]], [[Sid James\|Sidney James]] and [[Bernard Bresslaw]] as members of the gang, alongside [[w:Brenda de Banzie\|Brenda de Banzie]] as the victim and [[Terry-Thomas]] as her husband.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8a5c63\|title=Too Many Crooks (1959)\|publisher=}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==

Kurt: /* Critical reception */

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Critical reception

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	In ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Bosley Crowther]] described the film as "a good, crazy, brisk farce comedy."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE5DC1E3FE53BBC4D51DFB2668382649EDE\|title = Movie Reviews\|newspaper = The New York Times\|date = 11 November 2021}}</ref>		In ''[[w:The New York Times\|The New York Times]]'', [[w:Bosley Crowther\|Bosley Crowther]] described the film as "a good, crazy, brisk farce comedy."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE5DC1E3FE53BBC4D51DFB2668382649EDE\|title = Movie Reviews\|newspaper = The New York Times\|date = 11 November 2021}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{tcmdb title\|17814}}		* {{tcmdb title\|17814}}
	* {{IMDb title\|0052301}}		* {{IMDb title\|0052301}}
	* ~~Too Many Crooks on Rotten Tomatoes -~~ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/~~too_many_crooks~~		* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too%20many%20crooks Too Many Crooks on Rotten Tomatoes]

	[[Category:1959 films]]		[[Category:1959 films]]

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External links

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	* {{IMDb title\|0052301}}		* {{IMDb title\|0052301}}
	* Too Many Crooks on Rotten Tomatoes - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too_many_crooks		* Too Many Crooks on Rotten Tomatoes - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/too_many_crooks

	~~{{Mario Zampi}}~~

	[[Category:1959 films]]		[[Category:1959 films]]
	[[Category:1950s crime comedy films]]		[[Category:1950s crime comedy films]]
	[[Category:British crime comedy films]]		[[Category:British crime comedy films]]
			[[Category:British comedy films]]
	[[Category:British black comedy films]]		[[Category:British black comedy films]]
	[[Category:British black-and-white films]]		[[Category:British black-and-white films]]

Kurt: /* See also */

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	~~{{About\|the 1959 film}}~~
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	{{Use British English\|date=October 2014}}		{{Use British English\|date=October 2014}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	~~\| name = Too Many Crooks~~		\| image = Too Many Crooks.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~		\| caption =
	\| image = Too Many Crooks ~~FilmPoster~~.~~jpeg~~
	\| caption = ~~Film poster by [[Nicola Simbari]]~~
	\| director = [[Mario Zampi]]		\| director = [[Mario Zampi]]
	\| producer = Mario Zampi		\| producer = Mario Zampi

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	In ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Bosley Crowther]] described the film as "a good, crazy, brisk farce comedy."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE5DC1E3FE53BBC4D51DFB2668382649EDE\|title = Movie Reviews\|newspaper = The New York Times\|date = 11 November 2021}}</ref>		In ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Bosley Crowther]] described the film as "a good, crazy, brisk farce comedy."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE5DC1E3FE53BBC4D51DFB2668382649EDE\|title = Movie Reviews\|newspaper = The New York Times\|date = 11 November 2021}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	*''[[Ruthless People]]'', a 1986 film with a similar plot

	==References==		==References==