Too Many Crooks is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Laurence Olivier, Dorothy Boyd and Arthur Stratton.
It was shot at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Fox Film. The film is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.
Premise
A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.
Cast
Laurence Olivier as The Boy
Dorothy Boyd as The Girl
A. Bromley Davenport as The Man Upstairs
Mina Burnett as The Maid Downstairs
Arthur Stratton as The Burglar
Ellen Pollock as The Other Girl
References
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.