Crooks Can't Win
1928 film
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Crooks Can't Win is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by George M. Arthur and starring Ralph Lewis, Thelma Hill and Joe E. Brown.[1]
Directed byGeorge M. Arthur
Written byRandolph Bartlett
Enid Hibbard
Joseph Jefferson O'Neil
Enid Hibbard
Joseph Jefferson O'Neil
StarringRalph Lewis
Thelma Hill
Joe E. Brown
Thelma Hill
Joe E. Brown
CinematographyRobert Martin
| Crooks Can't Win | |
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| Directed by | George M. Arthur |
| Written by | Randolph Bartlett Enid Hibbard Joseph Jefferson O'Neil |
| Starring | Ralph Lewis Thelma Hill Joe E. Brown |
| Cinematography | Robert Martin |
| Edited by | George M. Arthur |
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| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America Ideal Films (UK) |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
A police officer is kicked off the force when his superior wrongly believes that he is complicit in a robbery committed by a gang his brother is involved with. With the assistance of a crime reporter, he sets out to round up the gang of thieves and clear his name.
Cast
- Ralph Lewis as Dad Gillen
- Thelma Hill as Mary Gillen
- Sam Nelson as Danny Malone
- Joe E. Brown as Jimmy Wells
- Eugene Strong as Alfred Dayton Jr
- Charlie Hall as 'Bull' Savage
