Blueprint for Robbery

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Blueprint for Robbery
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Written byIrwin Winehouse
A. Sanford Wolf
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring J. Pat O'Malley
Robert J. Wilke
Robert Gist
Romo Vincent
Jay Barney
Henry Corden
Cinematography Loyal Griggs
Edited by Terry O. Morse
Music by Van Cleave
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1961 (1961-02-01)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blueprint for Robbery is a 1961 American crime film directed by Jerry Hopper and written by Irwin Winehouse and A. Sanford Wolf. The film stars J. Pat O'Malley, Robert J. Wilke, Robert Gist, Romo Vincent, Jay Barney and Henry Corden. The film was released on February 1, 1961, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A gang plots the robbery of an armored-car company headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the loot and trying to avoid capture by the police, who are pouring all their resources into capturing the robbers. Based on a real-life 1950 Brinks Armored Car Co. robbery in Boston.

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