Too Many Crooks is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Laurence Olivier, Dorothy Boyd and Arthur Stratton.[1]
| Too Many Crooks | |
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| Directed by | George King |
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| Produced by | George King |
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| Music by | William Hodgson (as W. Hodgson) |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Company (UK) |
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Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was shot at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Fox Film.[2] The film is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[3]
Premise
editA man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.[4]
Cast
edit- Laurence Olivier as The Boy
- Dorothy Boyd as The Girl
- A. Bromley Davenport as The Man Upstairs
- Mina Burnett as The Maid Downstairs
- Arthur Stratton as The Burglar
- Ellen Pollock as The Other Girl
References
edit- ^ "Too Many Crooks". IMDb.
- ^ Chibnall p.262
- ^ Too Many Crooks - 75 Most Wanted[dead link] BFI National Archives
- ^ BFI.org
Bibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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