A Touch of Larceny
“About Money and Women and How To Get 'Em...With a Very Special Touch!”
Synopsis
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
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Edited by Alan OsbistonShot by John WilcoxScored by Philip Green
Also known as
- Hochverrat mit Hindernissende
- Operación Robinsones
- Un brin d'escroqueriefr
- Quasi una truffait
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Mason
as Cmdr. Max Easton
George Sanders
as Sir Charles Holland
Vera Miles
as Virginia Killain
Harry Andrews
as Capt. Graham
Peter Barkworth
as Sub Lt. Brown
Rachel Gurney
as Clara Holland
Oliver Johnston
as Minister
Robert Flemyng
as Cmdr. John Larkin
William Kendall
as Tom
Duncan Lamont
as 1st Special Branch man Gregson
James Mason Nm0000051
as Cmdr. Max Easton
George Sanders Nm0001695
as Sir Charles Holland
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