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Amateur Crook (1937)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Bruce BennettBruce BennettJimmy Baxter
  • Photo of Joan BarclayJoan BarclayBetsy Cummings, alias Mary Layton
  • Photo of Monte BlueMonte BlueCrone
  • Photo of Jack MulhallJack MulhallJan Jaffin
  • Photo of Vivien OaklandVivien OaklandMrs. Flint, Landlady
  • Photo of Jimmy AubreyJimmy AubreyBen Armand, Junk Dealer
  • Photo of Fuzzy KnightFuzzy KnightJape, the Gas-Station Attendant
  • Photo of Henry RoquemoreHenry RoquemoreJudge Ephraim
  • Photo of Edward EarleEdward EarleDeputy Jonas
  • Photo of Forrest TaylorForrest TaylorJerry Cummings

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