Larceny (1948 film)
1948 film by George Sherman
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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]
Directed byGeorge Sherman
Screenplay byWilliam Bowers
Louis Morheim
Herbert H. Margolis
Louis Morheim
Herbert H. Margolis
Based on
The Velvet Fleece
1947 novel
by Lois Eby
John Fleming
1947 novel
by Lois Eby
John Fleming
Produced byLeonard Goldstein
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | William Bowers Louis Morheim Herbert H. Margolis |
| Based on | The Velvet Fleece 1947 novel by Lois Eby John Fleming |
| 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 |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Con 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
- John Payne as Rick Maxon
- Joan Caulfield as Deborah Owens 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
This was the first movie appearance of character actor Paul Brinegar, as a mechanic near the end of the film.