A Touch of Larceny

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A Touch of Larceny

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

1960

1h 33m

5.9(16 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

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.

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41 members

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James Mason

Cmdr. Max Easton

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George Sanders

Sir Charles Holland

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Vera Miles

Virginia Killain

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Robert Flemyng

Cmdr. John Larkin

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Oliver Johnston

Minister

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William Kendall

Tom

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Duncan Lamont

1st Special Branch man Gregson

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Harry Andrews

Capt. Graham

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Peter Barkworth

Sub Lt. Brown

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Rachel Gurney

Clara Holland

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Martin Stephens

John Holland

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Waveney Lee

Marcia Holland

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Charles Carson

Robert Holland

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Junia Crawford

Susan

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Henry B. Longhurst

Club Member (as Henry Longhurst)

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Roger Maxwell

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Gerald Case

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Donald Bisset

Club Member

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Desmond Roberts

Club Member

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Reginald Smith

Club Steward

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Rosemary Dorken

WREN Officer

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MacDonald Parke

Jason Parrish (as Macdonald Parke)

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Mavis Villiers

Adele Parrish

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Ernest Clark

Cmdr. Bates

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Alexander Archdale

Local Doctor (uncredited)

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Basil Dignam

Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)

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Mabel Etherington

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Gordon Harris

2nd Special Branch Man Jones (uncredited)

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Barbara Hicks

Miss Price (uncredited)

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John Horsley

1st Editor (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Club Member (uncredited)

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John Le Mesurier

Head of the Admiralty (uncredited)

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Ronald Leigh-Hunt

2nd Editor (uncredited)

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Richard Marner

Russian Officer Cornered by Max Easton (uncredited)

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William Mervyn

Capt. Balfour (uncredited)

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Andre Mikhelson

2nd Russian Officer (uncredited)

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John More

American General at Embassy Party (uncredited)

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Dickie Owen

2nd Policeman (uncredited)

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Frederick Piper

Hall Porter (uncredited)

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Pat Ryan

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Stanley Zevic

1st Russian Officer (uncredited)

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