An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Tom Hanks
as Professor G.H. Dorr
Irma P. Hall
as Marva Munson
Marlon Wayans
as Gawain MacSam
J.K. Simmons
as Garth Pancake
Tzi Ma
as The General
Ryan Hurst
as Lump Hudson
Diane Delano
as Mountain Girl
George Wallace
as Sherriff Wyner
John McConnell
as Deputy Sheriff
Jason Weaver
as Weemack Funthes
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There are some films that ought never to be remade, and many of the charming "Ealing Comedies" are amongst them. This one - originally from 1955 - was maybe not my favourite of these classic stories, but it still in no way deserved this imbecilic remake from the Coen brothers. Tom Hanks ("Prof. Dorr...