CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 1h 28m
Once a Thief

Portrait...of a heel!!!

53%(11)IMDbCrimeDrama

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.

Directed byW. Lee Wilder

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
July 7, 1950
Studios
W. Lee Wilder Productions

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Once a Thief - Trailer

Once a Thief - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Eddie

Marta Mitrovich

Nickie

Ann Tyrrell

Ann Tyrrell

Dr. Borden

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Milton

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Phoebe

Creative team
Directed by
W. Lee Wilder
W. Lee Wilder
Written by
Richard S. Conway
Max Kolpé
Produced by
W. Lee Wilder
W. Lee Wilder

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