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Larceny
Larceny
	Theatrical release poster
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	September 3, 1948 (United States);
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 edit

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 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 edit

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

References edit

^ Larceny at the American Film Institute Catalog.
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