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Crooks Anonymous (1962)

NR · 1962-03-31 · 1h 28m · EN
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No one ever turned on the HEAT and HILARITY Like "Crooks Anonymous"

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.

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Jack DaviesWriterKen AnnakinDirector, Writer

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Leslie PhillipsLeslie PhillipsDandy ForsdykeStanley BaxterStanley BaxterR. S. WiddowesWilfrid Hyde-WhiteWilfrid Hyde-WhiteLaurence MontagueJulie ChristieJulie ChristieBabette LaVernJames Robertson JusticeJames Robertson JusticeSir Harvey RusselrodMichael MedwinMichael MedwinRonnie BassettPauline JamesonPauline JamesonPrunellaRobertson HareRobertson HareGrimsdaleRaymond HuntleyRaymond HuntleyWagstaffeNorman RossingtonNorman RossingtonBertHarry FowlerHarry FowlerWoodsCharles Lloyd PackCharles Lloyd PackFletcher

Keywords

Department storeJewelry storeLocked in a cell

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · CrimeTheme affinityDepartment Store · Jewelry Store · Locked In A CellDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference215597Actor preference281060 · 323424 · 252238

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What is Crooks Anonymous about?

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.

How long is Crooks Anonymous?

Crooks Anonymous has a runtime of 88 minutes.