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CrimeAnnée1950Durée1h 28mIMDb6.2

La voleuse

CrimeDrameFilm-Noir

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.

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Casting

WL

W. Lee Wilder

Director

Cesar Romero

Mitch Moore

June Havoc

Margie Foster

Marie McDonald

Flo

Lon Chaney Jr.

Gus

Iris Adrian

Pearl

JD

Jack Daly

Eddie

Marta Mitrovich

Nickie

Ann Tyrrell

Dr. Borden

Michael Mark

Milton

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe

Dana Broccoli

Jane

Bill Baldwin

Bondsman

FB

Frances Blumfeld

Lt. Francis Blumfield

GD

Gwendolyn Dusuau

Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau

JP

John P. Battema

Chaplain John P. Battema

DM

Doris Mack

Deputy Doris Mack

IK

Irma Kunow

Deputy Irma Kunow

LC

Lloyd C. Smith

Officer Lloyd C. Smith

RS

Richard S. Conway

Writer

MC

Max Colpet

Writer

HW

Hans Wilhelm

Writer

Commentaires

6 commentaires

NonoJun 7, 2023

Danaïde/Dana’h ShopMay 29, 2023

source: Once a Thief

Andiswa The Bomb🦋Nov 16, 2022

Once a Thief

EpphyNov 16, 2022

The bit actors with two lines speak like zombies. The score is intermittent and overwrought. The plot is set in motion by a voice-over, and then stupidly recapitulated by actors. Yet this movie is a tough film noir about how ex-shoplifter June Havoc gets dragged down by cheap, chiseling, womanizer Cesar Romero, and it works because he is such a dull, cheap thug, living off little people who hope for something decent and nice. He sucks them dry and throws them away and walks off, thinking he's smart because he only plays the sure thing. Producer-Director W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder) clearly did everything in this production to make it as cheaply as possible, but the three leading actors (Havoc, Romero and Marie McDonald) and the script are good enough to overcome him. Fans of old movies will be pleased to see perpetual dumb cop Fred Kelsey as a desk sergeant.

Hussain OmranNov 16, 2022

A shoplifter (June Havoc ) tries to go straight but falls for the wrong man (Cesar Romero). This a low budget but watchable crime film, directed by Billy Wilder's brother W. Lee Wilder. He seems to be trying to imitate his brother's films like "Double Indemnity" and it is all told in flashback. Havoc is very good in the lead and Romero oozes sleaze as the womanizing bookie. The real reason I wanted to see this was because I am big Lon Chaney Jr fan and was trying to see as many of his films as I could. It was a little disappointing since he is just playing another Lennie type role from "Of Mice And Men" but he does get a bit more screen time then he usually got in 1950s films. He adds a clever bit to his character where he constantly holds his eyeglasses by the ear piece in his mouth. This is worth seeing if you like gritty B movies of this era, plus there is some nice on location shooting in seedy Los Angeles.

MarieNo EssNov 16, 2022

Here is Cesar Romero as the ultimately garish but smooth cad(driving a Cadillac on the repo list to boot) who is out for what he can get and getting away with it for most of this tacky but tantalizing little opus. Poor June Havoc is the harried heroine who gets hooked up with the wrong people with virtually every turn she makes. Marie Mcdonald('The Body'coined by some overheated, trench-coated Hollywood press agent) plays "Flo" the virtuous girl next door yet she still radiates a measure of OOOOMPH! on screen. Made on a frayed shoelace budget, this film still uses its minimal set pieces to the max. The dialogue is as strong as a scalding pot of coffee bubbling on a hot plate. Watch out for Lon Chaney,Jr. as Romero's 'yes man' with a heart. Iris Adrian as the girl who leads June Havoc down the wrong path almost steals the show as well. ONCE A THIEF is like cheap perfume. Packaged properly, one whiff and you're hooked. Give it ***(out of **** stars).

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