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Amateur Crook

19371.0 / 1059 min
Comedy, Thriller

Overview

Jerry Cummings, a mining engineer, has pledged a large diamond on a short-term note to a pair of crooked loan sharks, Crone and Jan Jaffin, and heads for Mexico. His daughter Betsy, posing as a jewel thief called Mary Layton, is working to keep the crooks from absconding with the jewel, and her efforts are hindered greatly by an artist, Jimmy Baxter, who thinks she is a crook and Crone and Jaffin the good guys.

Cast

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Jimmy Baxter

Joan Barclay

Joan Barclay

Betsy Cummings, alias Mary Layton

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Crone

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Jan Jaffin

Vivien Oakland

Vivien Oakland

Mrs. Flint, Landlady

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Ben Armand, Junk Dealer

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Jape, the Gas-Station Attendant

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Judge Ephraim

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Deputy Jonas

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

Jerry Cummings

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Sarah, Ephraim's Wife

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams

Policeman

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Drunk Witness

Crew

Sam Katzman

Sam Katzman

Director

Basil Dickey

Basil Dickey

Story

Basil Dickey

Basil Dickey

Screenplay

William Hyer

William Hyer

Director of Photography

Sam Katzman

Sam Katzman

Producer

Holbrook N. Todd

Holbrook N. Todd

Editor