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Once a Thief
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

Portrait...of a heel!!!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

07 July 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Mitch Moore

June Havoc

June Havoc

Margie Foster

Marie McDonald

Marie McDonald

Flo

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Gus (as Lon Chaney)

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Pearl

Jack Daley

Jack Daley

Eddie

Marta Mitrovich

Marta Mitrovich

Nickie

Ann Tyrrell

Ann Tyrrell

Dr. Borden

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Milton

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe

Dana Broccoli

Dana Broccoli

Jane (as Dana Wilson)

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Bondsman

Frances Blumfeld

Frances Blumfeld

Lt. Francis Blumfield (as Lt. Frances Blumfeld)

Gwendolyn Dusuau

Gwendolyn Dusuau

Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau (as Deputy Gwendolyn Dusuau)

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