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  • Amateur Crook (1937)
  • Passed
    60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Amateur Crook (1937)
Passed
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

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...See moreJerry 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. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writer
Basil Dickey (screenplay) (original story)
Producer
Cinematographer
William Hyer (photographed by) (as Bill Hyer)
Editor
Holbrook N. Todd (as Holbrook Todd)
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Updated Dec 10, 1937

Release date
Dec 10, 1937 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Bruce Bennett
Jimmy Baxter (as Herman Brix) Jimmy Baxter (as Herman Brix)   See fewer
Joan Barclay
Betsy Cummings - alias Mary Layton Betsy Cummings - alias Mary Layton   See fewer
Monte Blue
Crone Crone   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Jan Jaffin Jan Jaffin   See fewer
Vivien Oakland
Mrs. Flint - Landlady Mrs. Flint - Landlady   See fewer
Jimmy Aubrey
Ben Armand - Junk Dealer Ben Armand - Junk Dealer   See fewer
Fuzzy Knight
Jape - Gas-Station Attendant Jape - Gas-Station Attendant   See fewer
Henry Roquemore
Judge Ephraim (as Henry Rocquemore) Judge Ephraim (as Henry Rocquemore)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Deputy Jonas Deputy Jonas   See fewer
Forrest Taylor
Jerry Cummings Jerry Cummings   See fewer
Fern Emmett
Sarah - Ephraim's Wife Sarah - Ephraim's Wife   See fewer
Samuel Adams
Policeman (as Sam Adams) Policeman (as Sam Adams)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Drunk Witness Drunk Witness   See fewer
Johnny Arthur
Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited)   See fewer
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