TMDb Rating
5.0/10
10 verified votes
Once a Thief (1950)
CrimeDrama
88 min
"Portrait...of a heel!!!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
CrimeDramaW. Lee WilderCesar RomeroJune Havoc1950
Director
W. Lee Wilder
Top Cast
Cesar RomeroJune HavocMarie McDonaldLon Chaney Jr.Iris Adrian
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