Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

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Too Many Crooks

1927

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Comedy

Overview

Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent 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.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

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Mildred Davis

Ceia Mason

Mildred Davis

Acting

Lloyd Hughes

John Barton

Lloyd Hughes

Acting

George Bancroft

Bert the Boxman

George Bancroft

Acting

El Brendel

Botts

El Brendel

Acting

William V. Mong

Coxey, the Con-man

William V. Mong

Acting

John St. Polis

Erastus Mason

John St. Polis

Acting

Otto Matieson

Fast Hands Foster (as Otto Matiesen)

Otto Matieson

Acting

Betty Francisco

Frisco Flora

Betty Francisco

Acting

Gayne Whitman

Marshall Stone

Gayne Whitman

Acting

Tom Ricketts

Butler

Tom Ricketts

Acting

Cleve Moore

Freddie Smythe

Cleve Moore

Acting

Ruth Cherrington

Mrs. Smythe

Ruth Cherrington

Acting

Pat Hartigan

'Big Dan' Boyd

Pat Hartigan

Acting

Nora Cecil

(uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Acting

Billie Jeane Phelps

Little girl (uncredited)

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