Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, and Shelley Winters.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | William Bowers Louis Morheim Herbert H. Margolis |
| Based on | Lois Eby John Fleming (novel The Velvet Fleece) |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | John Payne Joan Caulfield Dan Duryea Shelley Winters |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editCon man Rick Maxon (Payne) tries to swindle war widow Deborah (Caulfield) into giving up her savings for a non-existent memorial. When Rick falls in love with Deborah he has pangs of remorse, but he must contend with his gang boss, Silky (Duryea) and the tough-as-nails moll, Tory (Winters), who is enamored with Rick but is Silky's girl.
Cast
edit- John Payne as Rick Maxon
- Joan Caulfield as Deb Clark
- Dan Duryea as Silky Randall
- Shelley Winters as Tory
- Dorothy Hart as Madeline
- Richard Rober as Max
- Dan O'Herlihy as Duke
- Nicholas Joy as Walter Vanderline
- Percy Helton as Charlie Jordan
- Walter Greaza as Mr. Owens
- Patricia Alphin as Waitress
- Harry Antrim as Mr. McNulty
- Russ Conway as Detective
- Paul Brinegar as Mechanic
- Don Wilson as Master of Ceremonies
Production
editThis was the first movie appearance of character actor Paul Brinegar, as a mechanic near the end of the film.
References
edit- ^ Larceny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- ^ Laura. "Laura's Miscellaneous Musings". blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Larceny". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ Guillen, Machael. "NOIR CITY 8: PITFALL (1948) / LARCENY (1948): Eddie Muller's Opening Night Intro". twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "Larceny (1948)". mrqe.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "Larceny". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "Larceny (1948)". The New York Times. 4 September 1948. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
External links
edit- Larceny at IMDb
- Larceny at AllMovie
- Larceny at the TCM Movie Database
- Larceny at Letterboxd