It Takes a Thief (1960)
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Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe's blond competition in the late '50s and early '60s, stars in this crime melodrama as Billy, the leader of a gang of thieves. She charms Jim (Anthony Quayle), a widower with a young daughter, into joining the group effort on a particular robbery. After the… More Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe's blond competition in the late '50s and early '60s, stars in this crime melodrama as Billy, the leader of a gang of thieves. She charms Jim (Anthony Quayle), a widower with a young daughter, into joining the group effort on a particular robbery. After the heist, Jim personally stashes away their stolen loot while she leads the police off in another direction. But the unfortunate new recruit ends up in the clinker for five years while the others go free. Once out of jail, Jim is brought up short -- Billy has allied herself with another man and her gang has money to spare -- though not enough money, they decide. Against Billy's wishes, the gang takes drastic measures to get at Jim's hidden cache of loot from the robbery that sent him to jail. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Gilling
- Written By
- John Gilling
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 14, 1963 Wide
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Cast
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Jayne Mansfield
as Billy
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Anthony Quayle
as Jim
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Carl Mohner
as Kristy
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Peter Reynolds
as Buddy
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John Bennett
as Spider
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Barbara Mullen
as Ma Piper
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Robert Brown
as Bob Crowther
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Edward Judd
as Detective Sgt. Gittens
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John Stratton
as Rick
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Patrick Holt
as Max
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Lorraine Clewes
as Mrs. Rick
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Percy Herbert
as Shop Steward
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Bill McGuffie
as Nightclub Pianist
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Lloyd Lamble
as Dr. Westerly
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John Wood
as School Inspector
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Arthur Brough
as Landlord
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Wally Patch
as Ticket Collector
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Bryan Pringle
as Sergeant
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Marigold Russell
as Hostess
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Victor Brooks
as Foreman
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Bill Shine
as Farm Laborer
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Richard Shaw
as Lorry Driver
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David Davenport
as Policeman
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Don Knight
as Bertie or Birdie
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Dermot Walsh
as Inspector Willis
