Rent Larceny (1948)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 29min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- While unscrupulous con artist Rick Maxon (John Payne) was talking war widow Deborah Owens Clark (Joan Caulfield) into raising money to construct a memorial in her husband's honor, he, of course, intended to bilk her for every penny. That was until he fell in love with her. But Maxon's problems are just beginning, as he's still beholden to Silky (Dan Duryea) -the crook who planned the scam-and having an affair with Silky's gal (Shelley Winters).
- Actors:
- John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Dorothy Hart, Richard Rober, Dan O'Herlihy, Nicholas Joy, Percy Helton, Walter Greaza, Patricia Alphin, Harry Antrim, Russ Conway, Paul Brinegar, Don Wilson, Bess Flowers, Johnny Carpenter, Barbara Challis, Jack Chefe, Alexis Davidoff
- Directors:
- George Sherman
- Producers:
- Leonard Goldstein
- Writers:
- Herbert H. Margolis, Lou Morheim, William Bowers, Lois Eby, John Fleming
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/11/2022
- Run Time:
- 89 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentaries with Eloise Ross on 'Larceny'
- The John Player Lecture with Joan Fontaine (1978): archival audio recording of the much-loved star in conversation
- The Heel with Sex Appeal: Nick Pinkerton on Dan Duryea
- Return to Europe: Christina Newland on Robert Siodmak
- Absolute Magnetism: Lucy Bolton on Gloria Grahame
- Film Noir Festival Q&A with Victoria Price (2018): archival video recording of Vincent Price's daughter in conversation
- United Action Means Victory (1939): documentary short written by Ben Maddow
- Skirmish on the Home Front (1944): short film starring William Bendix
- A Salute to France (1944): short film starring Claude Dauphin
- Easy to Get (1947): short campaign film directed by Joseph M Newman
- The Cinematographer (1951): documentary short directed by Jerry Hopper
- Image galleries
- UK premieres on Blu-ray
