Too Many Crooks (1927 film)

Too Many Crooks is a lost^[1][2] 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.^[3][4]

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
Production company	Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 2, 1927 (1927-04-02)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• 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

1. Too Many Crooks at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Paramount films - 1927
2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Too Many Crooks
3. "Too Many Crooks". afi.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
4. "Too Many Crooks". silentera.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

External links

• Too Many Crooks at IMDb