Film

Larceny

1948 · 1h 29m · Drama · Crime

THEY MADE THEIR OWN RULES... and played for keeps!

IMDb

6.9

Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.

John Payne

Rick Mason

Joan Caulfield

Deborah Owens Clark

Dan Duryea

Silky Randall

Shelley Winters

Tory

Dorothy Hart

Madeline

Richard Rober

Max

Dan O'Herlihy

Duke

Nicholas Joy

Walter Vanderline

Percy Helton

Charlie Jordan

Walter Greaza

Mr. Owens

Patricia Alphin

Waitress

Harry Antrim

Mr. McNulty

Russ Conway

Detective

Paul Brinegar

Mechanic

Don Wilson

Master of Ceremonies

Oliver Hartwell

Black Porter (uncredited)

• George ShermanDirector
• Herbert H. MargolisScreenplay
• William BowersScreenplay
• Lou MorheimScreenplay
• Lois EbyNovel
• John FlemingNovel
• Leonard GoldsteinProducer
• Irving GlassbergDirector of Photography
• Frank GrossEditor

Release date

September 3, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Crime

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