Crooks in Cloisters

Crooks in Cloisters
'Crooks in Cloisters' poster
Directed by	Jeremy Summers
Produced by	Gordon Scott
Written by	T.J. Morrison Mike Watts
Starring	Ronald Fraser Barbara Windsor Grégoire Aslan Bernard Cribbins Melvyn Hayes Davy Kaye Wilfrid Brambell
Music by	Don Banks
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Editing by	Ann Chegwidden
Distributed by	Associated British Picture Corporation
Release date(s)	1964
Running time	98 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Crooks in Cloisters is a British-made comedy released in 1964 and starring Ronald Fraser as 'Little Walter' , the boss of a gang of forgers, including Bernard Cribbins as 'Squirts' , Melvyn Hayes as 'Willy' , Grégoire Aslan as 'Lorenzo' , and Davy Kaye as 'Specs' .

Synopsis

After pulling off a small train robbery, 'Little Walter' and his gang are forced to hide out on a remote Cornish island in an abandoned monastery disguised as monks. With them comes 'Bikini' (Barbara Windsor), Walter's girlfriend, who is given the job of cook to the group, despite never having cooked in her life. After a few initial setbacks, they slowly adjust to their new contemplative life of tending animals and crops, surviving the added tribulations of visits by a group of tourists and some genuine monks, including Brother Lucius (Corin Redgrave).

Gradually the gang adjusts to its new pastoral life, which turns out to be much to their liking. A return to a life of crime seems less appealing by the day. With the help of Phineas (Wilfrid Brambell), a fisherman, they receive and dispose of stolen goods. The crooks change and are kinder and gentler but 'Brother' Squirts begins to place bets on the dogs and the police become suspicious. When Walter decides it is safe to leave none of them want to go including Willy (Hayes), who has fallen for June (Francesca Annis), Phineas's granddaughter. They give the deeds of the island to some real monks and just as the gang say goodbye they see the police waiting for them.

Cast

• Ronald Fraser as Walt
• Barbara Windsor as Bikini
• Grégoire Aslan Lorenzo
• Bernard Cribbins as Squirts
• Davy Kaye as Specs
• Wilfrid Brambell as Phineas
• Melvyn Hayes as Willy
• Joseph O'Conor as Father Septimus
• Corin Redgrave as Brother Lucius
• Francesca Annis as June
• Norman Chappell as Benson
• Arnold Ridley as Newsagent
• Patricia Laffan as Lady Florence
• Alister Williamson as Mungo
• Russell Waters as Ship's Chandler
• Howard Douglas as Publican
• Max Bacon as Bookmaker

Production

Crooks in Cloisters was filmed at the Associated British Picture Studios at Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, and at St Mawes in Cornwall.^[1]

Gallery

• 

  Crooks in Cloisters poster

References

1. ^ [1] Filming Locations for Crooks in Cloisters on the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Crooks in Cloisters on Internet Movie Database
• Crooks in Cloisters synopsis
• Crooks in Cloisters on the BFI website

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crooks_in_Cloisters"