United Kingdom / Feb 04, 1960
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry Andrews | Capt. Graham |
| Peter Barkworth | Sub Lt. Brown |
| Rachel Gurney | Clara Holland |
| Martin Stephens | John Holland |
| Waveney Lee | Marcia Holland |
| Charles Carson | Robert Holland |
| Junia Crawford | Susan |
| Henry B. Longhurst | Club Member (as Henry Longhurst) |
| Roger Maxwell | Club Member |
| Gerald Case | Club Member |
| Donald Bisset | Club Member |
| Desmond Roberts | Club Member |
| Reginald Smith | Club Steward |
| Rosemary Dorken | WREN Officer |
| MacDonald Parke | Jason Parrish (as Macdonald Parke) |
| Mavis Villiers | Adele Parrish |
| Ernest Clark | Cmdr. Bates |
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| Alexander Archdale | Local Doctor (uncredited) |
| Basil Dignam | Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited) |
| Mabel Etherington | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Gordon Harris | 2nd Special Branch Man Jones (uncredited) |
| Barbara Hicks | Miss Price (uncredited) |
| John Horsley | 1st Editor (uncredited) |
| Frederick Kelsey | Club Member (uncredited) |
| John Le Mesurier | Head of the Admiralty (uncredited) |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt | 2nd Editor (uncredited) |
| Richard Marner | Russian Officer Cornered by Max Easton (uncredited) |
| William Mervyn | Capt. Balfour (uncredited) |
| Andre Mikhelson | 2nd Russian Officer (uncredited) |
| John More | American General at Embassy Party (uncredited) |
| Dickie Owen | 2nd Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frederick Piper | Hall Porter (uncredited) |
| Pat Ryan | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Stanley Zevic | 1st Russian Officer (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Touch of Larceny |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Ivan Foxwell Productions |
| Release date | 4 febbraio 1960 |
| Production | Ivan Foxwell |
| Writer | Paul Winterton, Roger MacDougall, Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton |
| Casting | Irene Howard |
| Editing | Alan Osbiston |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Assistant directors | Charles Blair, Guy Hamilton |
| Camera operators | John Wilcox |
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| Additional photography | John Wilcox |
| Production design | Reg Bream, Elliot Scott |
| Art direction | Elliot Scott, Reg Bream |
| Set decoration | Reg Bream, Elliot Scott |
| Music | Philip Green |
| Sound | Philip Green |
Release dates
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