A Touch of Larceny (1960)
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.
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Writer:
Roger MacDougall
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James Mason as Cmdr. Max Easton |
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George Sanders as Sir Charles Holland |
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Vera Miles as Virginia Killain |
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Robert Flemyng as Cmdr. John Larkin |
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Oliver Johnston as Minister |
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William Kendall as Tom |
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Duncan Lamont as 1st Special Branch man Gregson |
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Harry Andrews as Capt. Graham |
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Peter Barkworth as Sub Lt. Brown |
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Rachel Gurney as Clara Holland |
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Martin Stephens as John Holland |
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Waveney Lee as Marcia Holland |
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Charles Carson as Robert Holland |
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Junia Crawford as Susan |
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Henry B. Longhurst as Club Member (as Henry Longhurst) |
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Roger Maxwell as Club Member |
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Gerald Case as Club Member |
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Donald Bisset as Club Member |
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Desmond Roberts as Club Member |
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Reginald Smith as Club Steward |
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Rosemary Dorken as WREN Officer |
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MacDonald Parke as Jason Parrish (as Macdonald Parke) |
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Mavis Villiers as Adele Parrish |
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Ernest Clark as Cmdr. Bates |
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Alexander Archdale as Local Doctor (uncredited) |
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Basil Dignam as Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited) |
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Mabel Etherington as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Gordon Harris as 2nd Special Branch Man Jones (uncredited) |
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Barbara Hicks as Miss Price (uncredited) |
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John Horsley as 1st Editor (uncredited) |
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Frederick Kelsey as Club Member (uncredited) |
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John Le Mesurier as Head of the Admiralty (uncredited) |
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Ronald Leigh-Hunt as 2nd Editor (uncredited) |
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Richard Marner as Russian Officer Cornered by Max Easton (uncredited) |
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William Mervyn as Capt. Balfour (uncredited) |
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Andre Mikhelson as 2nd Russian Officer (uncredited) |
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John More as American General at Embassy Party (uncredited) |
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Dickie Owen as 2nd Policeman (uncredited) |
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Frederick Piper as Hall Porter (uncredited) |
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Pat Ryan as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Stanley Zevic as 1st Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Writing | Ivan Foxwell | Writer |
| Sound | Philip Green | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ivan Foxwell | Producer |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Writing | Guy Hamilton | Writer |
| Camera | John Wilcox | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Osbiston | Editor |
| Writing | Paul Winterton | Novel |
| Writing | Roger MacDougall | Screenplay |
| Art | Reg Bream | Draughtsman |
| Art | Elliot Scott | Art Direction |
| Directing | Charles Blair | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Noreen Hipwell | Production Secretary |
