Larceny in Her Heart

Larceny in Her Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sam Newfield
Screenplay by	Raymond L. Schrock
Based on	Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday
Produced by	Sigmund Neufeld
Starring	Hugh Beaumont Cheryl Walker Ralph Dunn Paul Bryar Charles C. Wilson Douglas Fowley Gordon Richards
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Holbrook N. Todd
Music by	Leo Erdody
Production company	Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	July 10, 1946 (1946-07-10)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Larceny in Her Heart is a 1946 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Ralph Dunn, Paul Bryar, Charles C. Wilson, Douglas Fowley and Gordon Richards. It was released on July 10, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former's missing step-daughter Helen, but Shayne finds himself in the frame when he later discovers the girl dead in his office/apartment. During the investigation he finds out that Stallings himself has had Helen confined in an asylum and that the dead girl was a ringer, all in order to obtain Helen's inheritance money before her 21st birthday.

Cast

Hugh Beaumont as Michael Shayne
Cheryl Walker as Phyllis Hamilton
Ralph Dunn as Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Paul Bryar as Tim Rourke
Charles C. Wilson as Chief Gentry
Douglas Fowley as Doc Patterson
Gordon Richards as Burton Stallings
Charles Quigley as Arch Dubler
Julia McMillan as Lucille
Marie Hannon as Helen Stallings / Barbara Brett
Lee Bennett as Whit Marlowe
Henry Hall as Dr. Porter

References

^ "Larceny in Her Heart (1946) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ Hal Erickson. "Larceny in Her Heart (1946) - Sam Newfield". AllMovie. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "Larceny in Her Heart". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

External links

Larceny in Her Heart at IMDb

Films directed by Sam Newfield
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Michael Shayne by Brett Halliday
Books	Dividend on Death (1939) The Private Practice of Michael Shayne (1940)
Films	Michael Shayne, Private Detective (1940) Sleepers West (1941) Dressed to Kill (1941) Blue, White and Perfect (1942) The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) Just Off Broadway (1942) Time to Kill (1942) Murder Is My Business (1946) Larceny in Her Heart (1946) Blonde for a Day (1946) Three on a Ticket (1947) Too Many Winners (1947)
TV	Michael Shayne (1960-61)
Radio	Michael Shayne (1944-53)