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Larceny (1948)

Larceny poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A con man poses as a war hero to swindle a widow out of her money. He gets tangled up with a violent partner and a woman who threatens to expose him.

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What happens

Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, and Shelley Winters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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