Make Like a Thief
1964, Finnish. Directed by Palmer Thompson & Åke Lindman.
He was a man on the lam!
Arrested for a murder he didn't commit, American adventurer Bart Lanigan is about to be deported from Finland on a freighter. In the Helsinki harbor, he himself becomes a target for a hit man but manages to escape back to land. Lanigan contacts Arvo Mäki, a womanizing local con man recommended to him as a man he could trust. Lanigan is in Finland to catch an American millionaire businessman, Leonard Weston alias Lawrence Walker, who has fled the USA with the company's monies and begun investing them in Finland. Looking for the mysterious L.W. character while trying to get rid of various hit men, Lanigan and Mäki travel around picturesque southern Finland, joined by a pretty night club singer Marja Salo who won't leave Lanigan alone and insists on marrying him.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Palmer ThompsonDirector
- Åke LindmanDirector
- Richard LongV. Bartley 'Bart' Lanigan
- Åke LindmanArvo Mäki
- Pirkko MannolaMarja Salo
- Aulikki TarnanenHelvi Östman
- Uolevi VahteristoEinar, Helvi Östman's henchman
- Juhani KumpulainenLeonard Weston / Lawrence Walker
- Esko SalminenKari, Helvi Östman's henchman
- Rose-Marie PrechtToini Saari
- Seppo WallinJarli Hotti, Helvi Östman's henchman
- Ismo KallioBank manager's butler
Details
- Released
- 20 November 1964
- Original title
- Juokse kuin varas
- Country
- United States of America, Finland
- Written by
- Palmer Thompson
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Make Like a Thief runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Make Like a Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 November 1964. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Make Like a Thief?
Make Like a Thief (1964) was directed by Palmer Thompson and Åke Lindman and stars Richard Long, Åke Lindman, Pirkko Mannola.