Larceny

Larceny

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 3, 1948

John Payne 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 Payne 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.

Larceny

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 3, 1948

Larceny
John Payne 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 Payne 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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Larceny
Directors George Sherman, Jesse Hibbs
Writers Herbert H. Margolis, John Fleming, Lois Eby, William Bowers, Lou Morheim

Cast

John Payne

as Rick Mason

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