Too Many Crooks(1927)
Too Many Crooks is a lost 1927 American comedy silent 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.
Movie: Too Many Crooks
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ceia Mason
John Barton
Bert the Boxman
Botts
Coxey, the Con-man
Erastus Mason
Fast Hands Foster (as Otto Matiesen)
Frisco Flora
Marshall Stone
Butler
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