Too Many Crooks
Cast & Crew
Ralph Ince
Gladys Leslie
Jean Paige
T. J. Mcgrane
James Dent
Huntley Gordon
Film Details
Synopsis
After millionaire Erastus Browning and his daughter Charlotte, a playwright, attend a crime play, Charlotte complains that the crook characters are not true to life. To prove her point, aided by supposed criminal Bidwell Wright, Charlotte invites a number of notorious criminals to her home for a party. The crooks all believe they have been invited to form an international family of thieves, headed by Charlotte and her father. Charlotte's character studies are continually interrupted by criminal activities. At the garden party, Benny the Chipmunk picks the pockets of every male present, then Charlotte's father is vamped by Boston Fanny, who steals his cash and jewelry, as well as his heart. The crooks ransack the neighborhood and become obstreperous. Bidwell Wright manages to get the criminals to leave, reveals himself to be a noted criminologist and agrees to help Charlotte complete her play.
Director
Ralph Ince
Cast
Gladys Leslie
Jean Paige
T. J. Mcgrane
James Dent
Huntley Gordon
Cecil Chichester
Anders Randolf
George O'donnell
John P. Wade
James Gaylore
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E. J. Rath is the joint pseudonym of J. Chauncey Corey Brainerd and Edith Rathbone Jacobs Brainerd. The novel was originally serialized in All-Story Weekly. Famous Players-Lasky produced a remake of this film in 1927, which was directed by Fred Newmeyer and starred Mildred Davis and Lloyd Hughes (see AFI Catalog of Feature films, 1921-30; F2.5767).
