Too Many Crooks (1930 film)

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Too Many Crooks
Directed by George King
Written by
  • Billie Bristow
  • Basil Roscoe
Produced byGeorge King
Starring
Music byWilliam Hodgson (as W. Hodgson)
Production
company
Distributed by Fox Film Company (UK)
Release date
  • August 1930 (1930-08)(UK)
Running time
38 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Too Many Crooks is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Laurence Olivier, Dorothy Boyd and Arthur Stratton. [1]

Contents

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

A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Too Many Crooks". IMDb .
  2. Chibnall p.262
  3. Too Many Crooks - 75 Most Wanted [ permanent dead link ] BFI National Archives
  4. BFI.org

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