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Larceny

5.9/10
TMDB17 votes
1948Original: English89 min

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime
Cast: John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Dorothy Hart

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About Larceny

THEY MADE THEIR OWN RULES... and played for keeps!

Larceny (1948) is a film in the drama, crime genres. Directed by George Sherman. The cast includes John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters.

Released
1948-09-03
Original language
English
Runtime
89 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Writers
Lou Morheim, William Bowers, Herbert H. Margolis

Larceny cast & characters

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5.9/10 from 17 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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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 dignified and respectable woman. That's a risky scenario, for his boss "Silky" (Dan Duryea) just wants the cash, and that's…

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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 dignified and respectable woman. That's a risky scenario, for his boss "Silky" (Dan Duryea) just wants the cash, and that's that. It doesn't help either that his bosses gal "Tory" (Shelley Winters) is pretty flaky, also quite keen on "Rick" and is quite shrewd at manipulation, too! Payne was never exactly versatile nor, for that matter, was the usually wooden Duryea but they do well enough with this solid story and whilst there is an inevitability to the ending, George Sherman manages to keep this well paced for 90 minutes and Winters plays her part really quite effectively. The lighting could have done with some extra wattage at times, but it is still good watch.

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What is Larceny about?

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.

Who stars in Larceny?

John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Dorothy Hart, Richard Rober. See the cast cards above for character names.

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