Larceny in Her Heart

Larceny in Her Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySam Newfield
Screenplay byRaymond L. Schrock
Based onMichael Shayne
by Brett Halliday
Produced bySigmund Neufeld
StarringHugh Beaumont
Cheryl Walker
Ralph Dunn
Paul Bryar
Charles C. Wilson
Douglas Fowley
Gordon Richards
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited byHolbrook N. Todd
Music byLeo Erdody
Production
company
Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • July 10, 1946 (1946-07-10)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

References

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