A Touch of Larceny
1960, English. Directed by Guy Hamilton.
About Money and Women and How To Get 'Em...With a Very Special Touch!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- James MasonCmdr. Max Easton
- George SandersSir Charles Holland
- Vera MilesVirginia Killain
- Robert FlemyngCmdr. John Larkin
- Oliver JohnstonMinister
- William KendallTom
- Duncan Lamont1st Special Branch man Gregson
- Harry AndrewsCapt. Graham
- Peter BarkworthSub Lt. Brown
- Rachel GurneyClara Holland
- Martin StephensJohn Holland
- Waveney LeeMarcia Holland
Details
- Released
- 4 February 1960
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Roger MacDougall, Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton
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A Touch of Larceny runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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A Touch of Larceny isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1960. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Touch of Larceny?
A Touch of Larceny (1960) was directed by Guy Hamilton and stars James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles.