A Touch of Larceny

5.9 / 10

(16 votes)

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.

Country:

United Kingdom,

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Crime

Duration:

93 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Guy Hamilton

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Company:

Paramount Pictures,

Ivan Foxwell Productions

Cast:
James Mason

Cmdr. Max Easton

George Sanders

Sir Charles Holland

Vera Miles

Virginia Killain

Robert Flemyng

Cmdr. John Larkin

Oliver Johnston

Minister

Crew:
Guy Hamilton

Director

Paul Winterton

Novel

Philip Green

Original Music Composer

Roger MacDougall

Screenplay

Ivan Foxwell

Writer