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Too Many Crooks (1927)

Too Many Crooks poster
Directed by
Fred C. Newmeyer
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of scheming characters try to outsmart each other in a comedy of errors. The film follows their attempts to pull off a scam, leading to mixed-up plans and funny situations.

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What happens

Too Many Crooks is a lost 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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