Larceny

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

John Payne

as Rick Mason

Joan Caulfield

Joan Caulfield

as Deborah Owens Clark

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

as Silky Randall

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

as Tory

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Hart

as Madeline

Richard Rober

Richard Rober

as Max

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

as Duke

Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

as Walter Vanderline

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

as Charlie Jordan

Walter Greaza

Walter Greaza

as Mr. Owens

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Poor old war widow "Deb" (Joan Caulfield) is hoodwinked into donating her savings to build a memorial to her late husband by the sharp "Rick" (John Payne). It turns out that there is no such edifice, but "Rick" isn't able to be quite as cold and calculating as usual. He starts to fall for this digni...

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