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The Big Steal

Name: The Big Steal
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1949-07-01
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (107 Votes)

1949 EN 71 min

Overview

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.

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Release date

01/07/1949

Votes

107

Popularity

1.7

Mitchum is HOT! - HOT...off location in the heart of Mexico...HOT...after a girl with a million-dollar figure!...HOT...at the nation's boxoffices...HOT...in his newest picture!

Genres

Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

71 min

Robert Mitchum

Lt. Duke Halliday

Jane Greer

Joan 'Chiquita' Graham

William Bendix

Capt. Vincent Blake

Patric Knowles

Jim Fiske

Ramon Novarro

Inspector General Ortega

Don Alvarado

Lt. Ruiz

John Qualen

Julius Seton

Pascual García Peña

Manuel

Frank Hagney

Madden (uncredited)

Arturo Soto Rangel

Pedro (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Customs Inspector (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

Dockhand (uncredited)

Virginia Farmer

American Tourist (uncredited)

Nacho Galindo

Pastry Vendor (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Purser (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Purser (uncredited)

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Alphonso DuBois

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Gregorio Acosta

Chaney (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Morales (uncredited)

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Ted Jacques

Cole (uncredited)

Bernard Sell

Departing Passenger (uncredited)

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Alfonso Sánchez Tello

Basguez (uncredited)

Jorge Treviño

Barber (uncredited)

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Tony Roux

Parrot Vendor (uncredited)

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Felipe Turich

Guitar Vendor (uncredited)

Beatriz Ramos

Carmencita, shopkeeper (uncredited)

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Primo López

Bellhop (uncredited)

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José Loza

Bellhop (uncredited)

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Elias Gamboa

Vendor (uncredited)

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Frank Leyva

Vendor (uncredited)

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Raúl Guerrero

Pepe (uncredited)

Henry Carr

Edward Colebrook

Bing Conley

Juan Duval

Margarito Luna

Dorothy Mitchum

Carmen Morales

Lillian O'Malley

Dimas Sotello

Alfredo de Soto

Juan Varro

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Noiroftheweek.com ‘The Big Steal’, starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer and scripted by Geoffrey Holmes (Daniel Mainwaring) often appears to be best known and least admired for what it isn’t, namely ‘Out of the Past’. The latter, released in 1947 - starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer and scripted by Geoffrey Holmes - is regarded as an elegant and sublime evocation of noir. The ‘Big Steal’ is hardly referenced and not much regarded at all. Standing in the shadow of ‘Out of the Past’, it’s understandable that the ‘The Big Steal’ seems overlooked and/ or underestimated. At just 71 m…

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