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A Touch of Larceny

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

6.0(17)19601h 33m2

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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English

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Director

Guy Hamilton

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical4 Feb 1960

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A Touch of Larceny was released on 4 February 1960.

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    CinemaSerf

    4/20/2023

    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 oi…

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