Crooks and Coronets

Crooks and Coronets

The caper could get $5,000,000. All these American hoods had to do was knock off the nice old lady in World War I flying garb, the eccentric gentleman with the crossbow and the man-eating lion.

1969 · 106 min · ★ 8.5 · Comedy

Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.

Directed by Jim O'Connolly · Written by Jim O'Connolly

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