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A Touch of Larceny

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5.9/10 • 16

1960-02-041h 33m

ComedyCrime

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

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.

Directors
Guy Hamilton
Writters
Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton
Editors
Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, Alan Osbiston

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  1. James Mason

    James Mason

    Cmdr. Max Easton

  2. George Sanders

    George Sanders

    Sir Charles Holland

  3. Vera Miles

    Vera Miles

    Virginia Killain

  4. Robert Flemyng

    Robert Flemyng

    Cmdr. John Larkin

  5. Oliver Johnston

    Oliver Johnston

    Minister

  6. William Kendall

    William Kendall

    Tom

  7. Duncan Lamont

    Duncan Lamont

    1st Special Branch man Gregson

  8. Harry Andrews

    Harry Andrews

    Capt. Graham

  9. Peter Barkworth

    Peter Barkworth

    Sub Lt. Brown

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CinemaSerf

Apr 20, 2023

7/10

James Mason is the caddish Royal Naval officer "Easton" killing time in his unchallenging job from day to day until he meets "Virginia" (Vera Miles) and suddenly he has to up his game - and his income. The former is easy enough, but the latter is a problem until he devises a cunning wheeze to appear to defect to the Soviets only to return, all innocent, and to sue the defaming newspapers. One additional fly in his ointment - the girl is already engaged to "Sir Charles Holland" (George Sanders). "Easton" goes to great and public lengths to implement his plan, but on his return he realises that there is far more going on than he anticipated - and we are unsure whom is the cat and whom is the mouse... Mason is great in this, he has the role of the amiable rogue down to a T, but Miles is less engaging and Sanders features a bit too sparingly to allow his character to get up much of an head of steam. It is amusing at times, though, and Guy Hamilton and a strong script keep the pace building nicely to an ending that is not without quirk or two.

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Original Language
English
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