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Larceny (1948 film)

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Larceny
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Sherman
Screenplay byWilliam Bowers
Louis Morheim
Herbert H. Margolis
Based onLois Eby
John Fleming (novel The Velvet Fleece)
Produced byLeonard Goldstein
StarringJohn Payne
Joan Caulfield
Dan Duryea
Shelley Winters
CinematographyIrving Glassberg
Edited byFrank Gross
Music byLeith Stevens
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 3, 1948 (1948-09-03) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

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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

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Production

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This was the first movie appearance of character actor Paul Brinegar, as a mechanic near the end of the film.

References

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  1. ^ Larceny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  2. ^ Laura. "Laura's Miscellaneous Musings". blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "Larceny". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Larceny (1948)". mrqe.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Larceny". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Larceny (1948)". The New York Times. 4 September 1948. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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