The Great Jewel Robber (1950)

Directed by

Peter Godfrey

Genre

detective film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This film follows the exploits of a high-end thief who steals expensive jewelry from wealthy people. It shows his methods and the police pursuit that eventually catches up to him.

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What happens

The Great Jewel Robber is a 1950 American fictionalized biographical film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Borden Chase. The film stars David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline deWit, Perdita Chandler, and Stanley W. Church (Mayor of New Rochelle, New York, playing himself). It is based on the life of Gerard Dennis, a "society thief" who stole more than $600,000 worth of jewels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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