A Touch of Larceny (1960)

  • NR
  • 02/04/1960 (GB)
  • Comedy, Crime
  • 1h 33m

About Money and Women and How To Get 'Em...With a Very Special Touch!

Overview

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.

Guy Hamilton

Director, Writer

Paul Winterton

Novel

Roger MacDougall

Screenplay

Ivan Foxwell

Writer

Cast

James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Cmdr. Max Easton
George Sanders's headshot

George Sanders

Sir Charles Holland
Vera Miles's headshot

Vera Miles

Virginia Killain
Robert Flemyng's headshot

Robert Flemyng

Cmdr. John Larkin
Oliver Johnston's headshot

Oliver Johnston

Minister
William Kendall's headshot

William Kendall

Tom
Duncan Lamont's headshot

Duncan Lamont

1st Special Branch man Gregson
Harry Andrews's headshot

Harry Andrews

Capt. Graham

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