Crooks In Cloisters [DVD] [1964]

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Crooks in Cloisters is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Ronald Fraser as 'Little Walter', the leader of a gang of forgers, including Barbara Windsor as 'Bikini', Bernard Cribbins as 'Squirts', Melvyn Hayes as 'Willy', Grégoire Aslan as 'Lorenzo', and Davy Kaye as 'Specs'. How many British comedies can I name with the word 'crooks' in the title? Let me see now. There was 'Too Many Crooks', 'Crooks Anonymous', 'Crooks & Coronets'...um...I think that's it. All these pictures were based on the same premise - a gang of lovable crooks plan a daring robbery, only to foul it up completely. 'Crooks In Cloisters', however, begins with a robbery - a small-time London-based gang - headed by the gruff Walt ( Ronald Fraser ) - robs a train, and eludes the long arm of Superintendent Mungo ( Alistair Williamson ) of New Scotland Yard by living on a remote Cornish island as monks. As you might expect, being used to the high life they struggle to adapt to their new surroundings.

Welcome To Curiosity (2014) Mimi's Vintage Diner at Bugle (near St Austell), the Plaza Cinema in Truro and the County Arms public house in Truro The monks do manage to start to make an honest living growing food on the island and start to enjoy it! The criminals doing a runner to the remote monastery are the honestly dishonest, ‘Daddy was a bank robber’, salt-of-the-earth, wouldn’t harm a fly - unless they had to types.

My Cousin Rachel (1983) Gribbin Head, Menabilly; Lantivet Bay, Polperro and Vault Beach, Gorran Haven Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit. — Jeremy Perkins

Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit. Little Walter and his motley crew of robbers decide to get out of London after pulling off a tiny little train robbery. Holing up in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, the gang start to find the way of life somewhat appealing, could it be that this gang of villains are going to get the habit?The criminals are not eager to leave the island when their leader tells them it's safe for them to leave. They have become happy with the simple life that the island gives them.

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