A Touch of Larceny

The story

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.

Cast

J James MasonCmdr. Max Easton G George SandersSir Charles Holland V Vera MilesVirginia Killain R Robert FlemyngCmdr. John Larkin O Oliver JohnstonMinister W William KendallTom D Duncan Lamont1st Special Branch man Gregson H Harry AndrewsCapt. Graham P Peter BarkworthSub Lt. Brown R Rachel GurneyClara Holland M Martin StephensJohn Holland W Waveney LeeMarcia Holland

See more cast

C Charles CarsonRobert Holland J Junia CrawfordSusan H Henry B. LonghurstClub Member (as Henry Longhurst) R Roger MaxwellClub Member G Gerald CaseClub Member D Donald BissetClub Member D Desmond RobertsClub Member R Reginald SmithClub Steward R Rosemary DorkenWREN Officer M MacDonald ParkeJason Parrish (as Macdonald Parke) M Mavis VilliersAdele Parrish E Ernest ClarkCmdr. Bates A Alexander ArchdaleLocal Doctor (uncredited) B Basil DignamLt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited) M Mabel EtheringtonNightclub Patron (uncredited) G Gordon Harris2nd Special Branch Man Jones (uncredited) B Barbara HicksMiss Price (uncredited) J John Horsley1st Editor (uncredited) F Frederick KelseyClub Member (uncredited) J John Le MesurierHead of the Admiralty (uncredited) R Ronald Leigh-Hunt2nd Editor (uncredited) R Richard MarnerRussian Officer Cornered by Max Easton (uncredited) W William MervynCapt. Balfour (uncredited) A Andre Mikhelson2nd Russian Officer (uncredited) J John MoreAmerican General at Embassy Party (uncredited) D Dickie Owen2nd Policeman (uncredited) F Frederick PiperHall Porter (uncredited) P Pat RyanNightclub Patron (uncredited) S Stanley Zevic1st Russian Officer (uncredited)