Crook's Tour (1940)

6.0/10 81 min Comedy Mystery

Overview

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of German spies for the messengers who are to carry a song record by beautiful singer La Palermo which contains secret instructions of the German Intelligence. Realizing their error, the German spies follow Charters and Caldicott to Istanbul and Budapest, trying to eliminate them and retrieve the record.

Cast

Basil Radford

Hawtrey Charters

Naunton Wayne

Sinclair Caldicott

Greta Gynt

La Palermo

Noel Hood

Edith Charters

Charles Oliver

Sheik

Gordon McLeod

Rossenger

Abraham Sofaer

Ali

Morris Harvey

Waiter

Cyril Chamberlain

American (uncredited)

Finlay Currie

Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)

Peter Gawthorne

Bit Role (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos

Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

Patricia Medina

Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Jack Melford

Desert Bus Tour Guide (uncredited)

Bill Shine

Bit Role (uncredited)

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