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Crooks Anonymous (1962)

No one ever turned on the HEAT and HILARITY Like "Crooks Anonymous"

Genre : Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Ken Annakin

Synopsis

A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a department store Santa, where the endless parade of goods and money, not to mention the pretty young shop hands have him like a moth to a flame in no time flat.

Actors

Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
Dandy Forsdyke
Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter
R. S. Widdowes
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Laurence Montague
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Babette LaVern
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Sir Harvey Russelrod
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin
Ronnie Bassett
Pauline Jameson
Pauline Jameson
Prunella
Robertson Hare
Robertson Hare
Grimsdale
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Wagstaffe
Norman Rossington
Norman Rossington
Bert
Harry Fowler
Harry Fowler
Woods
Charles Lloyd Pack
Charles Lloyd Pack
Fletcher
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
George
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Fred
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Drunk
Jeremy Lloyd
Jeremy Lloyd
M.C. at the Peekaboo Club
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Boy in Park
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
Bryan Coleman
Bryan Coleman
Holding
Dermot Kelly
Dermot Kelly
Stanley
Arthur Mullard
Arthur Mullard
Grogan
Joyce Blair
Joyce Blair
Carol
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
Partridge
Dick Emery
Dick Emery
Reginald Cundell
Dandy Nichols
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Cundall (as Dandy Nicholls)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
John Bennett
John Bennett
Thomas
Victor Brooks
Victor Brooks
Police Officer
Julian Orchard
Julian Orchard
1st Jeweller
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
2nd Jeweller
Melody O'Brian
Melody O'Brian
Alfred Burke
Alfred Burke
Caulfield
Arthur Lovegrove
Arthur Lovegrove
Jones
Cardew Robinson
Cardew Robinson
Wiseman - Helicopter Brother
Harry Brunning
Harry Brunning
Francis Davenport
Norma Foster
Norma Foster
Dawn
Totti Truman Taylor
Totti Truman Taylor
(as Totti Truman-Taylor)
Joby Blanshard
Joby Blanshard
Peekaboo Doorman
Frank Gatliff
Frank Gatliff
Policeman in Park
Jerold Wells
Jerold Wells
Sydney - Large Nightwatchman
Geoffrey Dunn
Geoffrey Dunn

Crews

Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin
Director
Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin
Writer
Jack Davies
Jack Davies
Writer
George Martin
George Martin
Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Original Music Composer
Eric Saw
Eric Saw
Draughtsman
Harry Ledger
Harry Ledger
Assistant Editor
Fred Mannin
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist

Posters and backgrounds

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