Amateur Crook
Seen it?1937 | 59 min | Comedy, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
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 it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 605 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Katzman
- 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 Attendant
- Henry RoquemoreJudge Ephraim
- Edward EarleDeputy Jonas
- Forrest TaylorJerry Cummings