Larceny (1948)

5.9/10 89 min 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.

Cast

John Payne

Rick Mason

Joan Caulfield

Deborah Owens Clark

Dan Duryea

Silky Randall

Shelley Winters

Tory

Dorothy Hart

Madeline

Richard Rober

Max

Dan O'Herlihy

Duke

Nicholas Joy

Walter Vanderline

Percy Helton

Charlie Jordan

Walter Greaza

Mr. Owens

Harry Antrim

Mr. McNulty

Russ Conway

Detective

Paul Brinegar

Mechanic

Don Wilson

Master of Ceremonies

Gene Evans

Horace (uncredited)

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