A Touch of Larceny (1960)

6.0/10 • 93 min • Comedy Crime

Overview

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.

Cast

James Mason

Cmdr. Max Easton

George Sanders

Sir Charles Holland

Vera Miles

Virginia Killain

Robert Flemyng

Cmdr. John Larkin

Oliver Johnston

William Kendall

Duncan Lamont

1st Special Branch man Gregson

Harry Andrews

Peter Barkworth

Rachel Gurney

Martin Stephens

Charles Carson

Junia Crawford

Roger Maxwell

Donald Bisset

Desmond Roberts

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