Crooks and Coronets

• Director: Jim O'Connolly
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Main Cast: Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Warren Oates, Cesar Romero, Harry H. Corbett
• Release Year: 1969
• Country: US/UK
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Herbie Hassler (Telly Savalas) and Marty Miller (Warren Oates) are American gangsters who plan to rob an opulent aristocratic home of valuable art treasures. Under the orders of crime boss Nick Marco (Cesar Romero), the duo charms Lady Fitzmore (Edith Evans), a wealthy dowager and proprietress of a monied estate. The plan is to work in collaboration with a British gang lead by Finley (Harry H. Corbett). When the time comes to initiate the big heist, the sentimental American crooks can't bring themselves to rob their eccentric but lovable hostess. They confess the plan and work with Lady Fitzmore and Lord Fitzmore (Nicky Henson) in an effort to catch their British burglar counterparts in this delightful crime comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Telly Savalas - Herbie Hassler
• Edith Evans - Sophie Fitzmore
• Warren Oates - Marty Miller
• Cesar Romero - Nick Marco
• Harry H. Corbett - Frank Finley

Nicky Henson - Lord Freddie Fitzmore; Hattie Jacques - Mabel; Vickery Turner - Annie; Arthur Mullard - Perce; Frank Thornton - Cyril; Thorley Walters - Hubbard; Jeremy Young - Reilly; Leslie Dwyer - Henry; Clive Dunn - Basil; David Lodge - Policeman; David Bauer - Jack; Ivor Dean - Bellows; Herman Cohen; James P. O'Connolly

Credit

Alexander Vetchinsky - Art Director, Jim O'Connolly - Director, Martin Charles - Editor, John Scott - Composer (Music Score), Desmond Dickinson - Cinematographer, Herman Cohen - Producer, Freda Pearson - Set Designer, Mike LeMare - Sound/Sound Designer, Jim O'Connolly - Screenwriter