Amateur Crook

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Amateur Crook
Joan Barclay, Herman Brix, in Amateur Crook (1937).jpg
Joan Barclay and Bruce Bennett (Herman Brix) in Amateur Crook (1937)
Directed by Sam Katzman
Written by Basil Dickey (story and screenplay)
Produced by Sam Katzman (producer)
StarringSee below
Cinematography William Hyer
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Production
company
Distributed byVictory Pictures
Release date
  • December 10, 1937 (1937-12-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Amateur Crook is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Sam Katzman. [1]

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The film is also known as Crooked But Dumb (in the United Kingdom) and Jewel Thief (American TV title).

Plot

Betsy Cummings takes a job as a secretary, using the alias “Mary Layton”, only to find that her Father is being cheated by his brokers, Crone and Jan Jaffin.

She steals the diamond, worth fifty thousand dollars, her Father used as collateral for a loan, which the brokers plan to cheat him out of; and, the chase is on, with the crooked loan sharks and police after her.

Jimmy Baxter, an honest but broke artist, hides her as a mannequin, and helps her get away, in a stolen car.

They just have to keep ahead of everyone after them, until her Father can get back, if he can get back, with the brokers’ crooked henchmen trying to stop him.

Out of luck and almost out of time, they all end up in front of a Justice of the Peace, who tries to fathom out the facts, and whether to jail the pair or marry them, before his dinner gets cold.

Joan Barclay disguised as a mannequin, in Amateur Crook (1937) Joan Barclay disguised as a mannequin, in Amateur Crook (1937).jpg
Joan Barclay disguised as a mannequin, in Amateur Crook (1937)

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References

  1. "Amateur Crook". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.