Crooks and Coronets

These types of movies were sort of common in America in the early 60s. A kind of comedy caper like Ocean's 11, It's A Mad Mad Mad World or Who's Minding the Mint. This movie was made in Britain in the later 60s. I'm not sure how they marketed this movie but it failed to find an audience probably because Brit8sh audiences qere more into more screwball type comedy and American audiences were done with this genre. MASH was just released.

This movie is cute like Who's Minding the Mint was cute. Some sympathetic bad guys who learn some lessons. The cast is interesting, Telly Salavas who either did this just before or after playing Blofeld in On Her Majestys Secret Service., Warren Oates and Harry H Corbett who is a treat to watch. He is better known as Harold in Steptoe and Son and the Carry On movie series.

It's not a movie for everyone. As I said, it is a little dated for American audiences even then. If you are fan of those earlyn60s American comedies and wondered what a British take of one would be like, here it is.