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Once a Thief

Once a Thief

# Portrait...of a heel!!!
Crime   Drama
📜 Overview: A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1950-07-07
⌚ Running Time: 88 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

Cesar Romero original image
Mitch Moore
Cesar Romero
June Havoc original image
Margie Foster
June Havoc
Marie McDonald original image
Flo
Marie McDonald
Lon Chaney Jr. original image
Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Lon Chaney Jr.
Iris Adrian original image
Pearl
Iris Adrian
Jack Daley original image
Eddie
Jack Daley
Marta Mitrovich original image
Nickie
Marta Mitrovich
Ann Tyrrell original image
Dr. Borden
Ann Tyrrell
Michael Mark original image
Milton
Michael Mark
Kathleen Freeman original image
Phoebe
Kathleen Freeman
Dana Broccoli original image
Jane (as Dana Wilson)
Dana Broccoli
Bill Baldwin original image
Bondsman
Bill Baldwin
Frances Blumfeld original image
Lt. Francis Blumfield (as Lt. Frances Blumfeld)
Frances Blumfeld
Gwendolyn Dusuau original image
Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau (as Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau)
Gwendolyn Dusuau

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