Band of Thieves (1962)
Crime · Music
Overview
A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.
Cast
- Acker Bilk as Self
- Colin Smith as Flash
- Jonathan Mortimer as Fingers
- Ronald McKay as Scouse
- Roy James as Dippy
- Stan Greig as Haggis
- Ernest Price as The Mole
- Geoffrey Sumner as The Governor
- Jimmy Thompson as Dandy
- Jennifer Jayne as Anne