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Larceny

Larceny

# THEY MADE THEIR OWN RULES... and played for keeps!
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1948-09-03
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.6

Beloved Cast

John Payne original image
Rick Mason
John Payne
Joan Caulfield original image
Deborah Owens Clark
Joan Caulfield
Dan Duryea original image
Silky Randall
Dan Duryea
Shelley Winters original image
Tory
Shelley Winters
Dorothy Hart original image
Madeline
Dorothy Hart
Richard Rober original image
Max
Richard Rober
Dan O'Herlihy original image
Duke
Dan O'Herlihy
Nicholas Joy original image
Walter Vanderline
Nicholas Joy
Percy Helton original image
Charlie Jordan
Percy Helton
Walter Greaza original image
Mr. Owens
Walter Greaza
Patricia Alphin original image
Waitress
Patricia Alphin
Harry Antrim original image
Mr. McNulty
Harry Antrim
Russ Conway original image
Detective
Russ Conway
Paul Brinegar original image
Mechanic
Paul Brinegar
Don Wilson original image
Master of Ceremonies
Don Wilson
Oliver Hartwell original image
Black Porter (uncredited)
Oliver Hartwell

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