Crook’s Tour (1940): Cast & Plot
Crook’s Tour is a 1940 mystery comedy directed by John Baxter, starring Basil Radford as Hawtrey Charters, Noel Hood and Naunton Wayne. It runs 1 hour 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 21m (81 min)
- Director
- John Baxter
- Original language
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English - Studio
- British National Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Crook’s Tour About?
The premise of Crook’s Tour without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Charters and Caldicott tour the Middle East, stopping in Saudi Arabia before Baghdad, where German spies mistake them for couriers of a song record by singer La Palermo that hides secret German intelligence instructions. Realising the mistake, the spies chase the pair from Baghdad to Istanbul and Budapest, to eliminate them and recover the record.
Crook’s Tour Themes & Keywords
· 27 tags- map shows journey
- fiance fiancee relationship
- caldicott and charters characters
- whispering
- n. wayne and radford
- british crime
- europe
- european crime
- 20th century
- 1940s
- british comedy
- european comedy
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- record
- undercover agent
- swimming pool
- spy
- singer
- sabotage
- record player
- nightclub
- musical number
- map on screen
- hotel
- firing squad
- dancer
- camel
- broken engagement
Crook’s Tour Cast & Characters
Basil Radford leads the cast as Hawtrey Charters, with Noel Hood as Edith Charters and Naunton Wayne as Sinclair Caldicott. Directed by John Baxter; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director John Baxter
- Basil Radford as Hawtrey Charters
- Noel Hood as Edith Charters
- Naunton Wayne as Sinclair Caldicott
- Greta Gynt as La Palermo
Also Starring in Crook’s Tour
· 15 more- Finlay Currie Tourist on Desert Bus (uncredited)
- Cyril Chamberlain American (uncredited)
- Bill Shine Bit Role (uncredited)
- Andreas Malandrinos Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
- Peter Gawthorne Bit Role (uncredited)
- Patricia Medina Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
- Gordon McLeod Rossenger
- Abraham Sofaer Ali
- Charles Rolfe Manservant at Castle (uncredited)
- Jack Melford Desert Bus Tour Guide (uncredited)
- Bernard Rebel Klacken
- Charles Oliver Sheik
- Morris Harvey Waiter
- Leo de Pokorny Hotel Manager
- Cyril Gardiner K.7.
More from John Baxter
More films directed by John Baxter: Love on the Dole and Old Mother Riley’s Ghosts.
Crook’s Tour Plot Summary
What happens in Crook’s Tour from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Charters and Caldicott, two charming and humorous British travelers, find themselves on an unexpected adventure as they tour the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia, with a group of fellow Britons. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when their vehicle suddenly breaks down in the desert, forcing them to seek help. During their stranded state, they encounter a caravan and are soon invited to dinner by a welcoming local sheikh. After sharing a glass of wine with the sheikh, they learn that he is worried about possible espionage targeting his oilfields. As a gesture of goodwill and trust, the sheikh offers to lend them two camels and shares his concerns about potential spies lurking nearby, which sets the stage for the tangled web of intrigue they will soon get embroiled in.
Full summary
The whole story of Crook’s Tour, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Crook’s Tour?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What are the names of the two British travelers at the center of the story?
Cars in Crook’s Tour
7 cars on screen, including the 1929 Stutz Model M and the 1931 Citroën C4 F Large Taxi Décapotable.
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1929 Stutz Model M Important role -
1931 Citroën C4 F Large Taxi Décapotable Minor role -
1932 Minerva Rapide Minor role -
unknown Minor role
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Crooks and Coronets, The Crook and Crooks in Cloisters.
Crook’s Tour FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Crook’s Tour, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Crook’s Tour?
Crook’s Tour runs 1 hour 21 minutes (81 minutes).
When was Crook’s Tour released?
Crook’s Tour was released on September 3, 1940.
Who directed Crook’s Tour?
Crook’s Tour was directed by John Baxter.
More films by John Baxter Who is in the cast of Crook’s Tour?
Crook’s Tour stars Basil Radford as Hawtrey Charters, Noel Hood as Edith Charters and Naunton Wayne as Sinclair Caldicott, among 19 credited actors.
Does Crook’s Tour have a post-credit scene?
No. Crook’s Tour has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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