Amateur Crook (1937)
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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.
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Bruce BennettJimmy Baxter
Joan BarclayBetsy Cummings, alias Mary Layton
Monte BlueCrone
Jack MulhallJan Jaffin
Vivien OaklandMrs. Flint, Landlady
Jimmy AubreyBen Armand, Junk Dealer
Fuzzy KnightJape, the Gas-Station AttendantHenry RoquemoreJudge Ephraim
Edward EarleDeputy Jonas
Forrest TaylorJerry Cummings
Fern EmmettSarah, Ephraim's Wife
Samuel AdamsPolicemanKeywords
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What is Amateur Crook about?
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.
How long is Amateur Crook?
Amateur Crook has a runtime of 59 minutes.