Too Many Crooks is a lost[2][3] 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.[4][5]
| 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; 5,399 feet (1,646 m)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Mildred Davis as Ceia Mason
- Lloyd Hughes as John Barton
- George Bancroft as Bert the Boxman
- El Brendel as Botts
- William V. Mong as Coxey, the Con-man
- John St. Polis as Erastus Mason
- Otto Matieson as Fast Hands Foster
- Betty Francisco as Frisco Flora
- Gayne Whitman as Marshall Stone
- Tom Ricketts as Butler
- Cleve Moore as Freddie Smythe
- Ruth Cherrington as Mrs. Smythe
- Pat Hartigan as 'Big Dan' Boyd
References
edit- ^ "The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927)". New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 3, 1927. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Too Many Crooks at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Paramount films - 1927
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Too Many Crooks
- ^ "Too Many Crooks". afi.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Too Many Crooks". silentera.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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