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Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks

Too Many Crooks

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

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Release Date

02 April 1927

Country

Cast

Mildred Davis

Mildred Davis

Ceia Mason

Lloyd Hughes

Lloyd Hughes

John Barton

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Bert the Boxman

El Brendel

El Brendel

Botts

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Coxey, the Con-man

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Erastus Mason

Otto Matieson

Otto Matieson

Fast Hands Foster (as Otto Matiesen)

Betty Francisco

Betty Francisco

Frisco Flora

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Marshall Stone

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Butler

Cleve Moore

Cleve Moore

Freddie Smythe

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington

Mrs. Smythe

Pat Hartigan

Pat Hartigan

'Big Dan' Boyd

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

(uncredited)

Billie Jeane Phelps

Billie Jeane Phelps

Little girl (uncredited)

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