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Released
1949 · FILM

The Big Steal

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Directed by
Runtime
71 min
CrimeFilm-NoirRomance

Synopsis

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico with assistance from the thief’s ex‑girlfriend, while he is simultaneously pursued by his accuser, Captain Blake.

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How many hands made this film

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Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Samuel E BeetleyShot by Harry J WildScored by Leigh Harline

Also known as

  • Die rote Schlingede
  • Ça commence à Vera Cruzfr
  • Il tesoro di Vera Cruzit

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