The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
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In this western comedy, a bogus evangelist and his assistant travel to the town of Friendly and endeavor to rob the West's purportedly most unrobbable bank. Unfortunately, they are not the only bandits planning to rob the bank. Their rivals in robbery include a Mexican bandido and his dullard son. A gunman and his assistant also want to attempt a heist. To make things even more confusing, a Texas Ranger and his six Chinese-American G-men pose as laundrymen to investigate a crooked mayor. They all converge on Friendly at the same time and chaos ensues when they meet. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, (more)
- Director(s):
- Hy Averback
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of The Great Bank Robbery
In this western comedy, a bogus evangelist and his assistant travel to the town of Friendly and endeavor to rob the West's purportedly most unrobbable bank. Unfortunately, they are not the only bandits planning to rob the bank. Their rivals in robbery include a Mexican bandido and his dullard son. A gunman and his assistant also want to attempt a heist. To make things even more confusing, a Texas Ranger and his six Chinese-American G-men pose as laundrymen to investigate a crooked mayor. They all converge on Friendly at the same time and chaos ensues when they meet. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Great Bank Robbery
- Zero Mostel - Rev. Pious Blue
- Clint Walker - Ben Quick
- Akim Tamiroff - Papa
- Sam Jaffe - Brother Lilac
- Elisha Cook, Jr. - Jeb
- John Fiedler - Brother Dismas
- Peter Whitney - Brother Jordan
- Grady Sutton - Reverend Sims
- Bob Steele - First Guard
- Mickey Simpson - Guard
- Kenny Endoso - Chinese Laundryman
- George Sasaki - Chinese Laundryman
- Hiroshi Hissamuni - Chinese Laundrymen
- Jerry Brown - Driver
- Emile Avery
- Janet Clark - Lady
- John Anderson - Kinkaid
- Burt Mustin - Glazeer
- Kim Novak - Lyda Kabanov
- Claude Akins - Slade
- Larry Storch - Juan
- Mako - Secret Service Agent Eliot Fong
- Ruth Warrick - Mrs. Applebee
- John Larch - Sheriff
- Norman Alden - The Great Gregory
- William Zuckert - Ranger Commander
- Ben Aliza
- Byron Keith - Deputy
- Roy Ogata
- Yoneo Iguchi
- The Bob Mitchell Boy Choir
- Guy Wilkerson
- Dick Hudkins
- Everett Creach
- Philo McCullough
- Fred Krone
- Director(s):
- Hy Averback
- Writer(s):
- William Peter Blatty
- Producer(s):
- Malcolm Stuart
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children)
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