Poor old war widow "Deb" (Joan Caulfield) is hoodwinked into donating her savings to bu...
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.
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Larceny
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 3, 1948
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama, Crime
User Score
56%
Original Title
Larceny
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Director
George Sherman
Description
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.