Too Many Crooks | |
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Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
Screenplay by | E.J. Rath Rex Taylor |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Mildred Davis Lloyd Hughes George Bancroft El Brendel William V. Mong John St. Polis Otto Matieson |
Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Too Many Crooks is a lost [1] [2] 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, written by E.J. Rath and Rex Taylor, and starring Mildred Davis, Lloyd Hughes, George Bancroft, El Brendel, William V. Mong, John St. Polis and Otto Matieson. It was released on April 2, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. [3] [4]
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