Larceny (1948 film)

Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, and Shelley Winters.

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.

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