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Once a Thief
Portrait...of a heel!!!
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1950-07-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Cesar Romero
Mitch Moore
June Havoc
Margie Foster
Marie McDonald
Flo
Lon Chaney Jr.
Gus (as Lon Chaney)
Iris Adrian
Pearl
Jack Daley
Eddie
Marta Mitrovich
Nickie
Ann Tyrrell
Dr. Borden
Michael Mark
Milton
Kathleen Freeman
Phoebe
Dana Broccoli
Jane (as Dana Wilson)
Bill Baldwin
Bondsman
Frances Blumfeld
Lt. Francis Blumfield (as Lt. Frances Blumfeld)
Gwendolyn Dusuau
Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau (as Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau)
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