My Favourite Film: Too Many Crooks

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. It stars George Cole, Sidney James and Bernard Bresslaw as members of the gang, alongside Brenda de Banzie as the victim and Terry-Thomas as her husband.

Terry-Thomas as William Delaney Gordon - "Bill"
George Cole as Fingers
Brenda De Banzie as Lucy Gordon
Bernard Bresslaw as Snowdrop
Sidney James as Sid
Vera Day as Charmaine
Delphi Lawrence as Beryl
John Le Mesurier as Magistrate
Sydney Tafler as Solicitor
Rosalie Ashley as Angela Gordon
Nicholas Parsons as Tommy Weston
Terry Scott as Fire Policeman
Vilma Ann Leslie as Girl Journalist
Edie Martin as Gordon's mother
Tutte Lemkow as Swarthy Man
John Stuart as Inspector Jensen
Joe Melia as Whisper
Arthur Brough as Beggar
Sam Kydd as Tramp
Howard Pays as Policeman at traffic lights
Victor Brooks as Court Usher

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