Larceny (1948)

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

Director – George Sherman

Writers – Herb Margolis (screenplay), Lou Morheim (screenplay), William Bowers (screenplay)

Cast –
John Payne as Rick Maxon
Joan Caulfield as Deb 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

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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.