Larceny (1948 film)

Larceny
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Sherman
Screenplay by	William Bowers Louis Morheim Herbert H. Margolis
Based on	The Velvet Fleece 1947 novel by Lois Eby John Fleming
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 (1948-09-03)(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

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

• John Payne as Rick Maxon
• 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

Production

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

References

1. Larceny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films .
2. Laura. "Laura's Miscellaneous Musings". blogspot.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.^{[ unreliable source? ]}
3. "Larceny". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
4. Guillen, Machael. "NOIR CITY 8: PITFALL (1948) / LARCENY (1948): Eddie Muller's Opening Night Intro". twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
5. "Larceny (1948)". mrqe.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
6. "Larceny". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
7. "Larceny (1948)". The New York Times . 4 September 1948. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

External links

• Larceny at IMDb
• Larceny at the TCM Movie Database
• Larceny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Larceny at Letterboxd