When Jimmie Collins, a pickpocket, is arrested and brought before Captain Callahan of the Tenth, he is surprised because he is lodged in a cell. Jimmie claims acquaintanceship with Bill McFarlin, a corrupt political boss, and he sneers at Captain Callahan when he is ordered to be placed behind the cell bars.
Ervin, an ex con man, is released from prison to find his old pal Micky waiting for him. The 75 year olds seem to hit it off as they drive around town, with a few pit stops along the way, but the cracks in their friendship begin to show after 15 years of neglect.
Armand is a pickpocket. In stealing a camera, he did not expect to discover his portrait, pris sur le vif.
Teresa is a thirty-years-old woman who has a double life: in the morning she goes out of her home dressed as an office employee but she spends her time walking around on the streets with her friend Valentina. In order to not disappoint her father, Teresa hides her second identity from him. After losing all of her seemingly expansive clothes, Teresa is finally determined to tell him the truth.
In the heart of Manila, a rookie pickpocket crosses paths with Baldo, the so-called "king of pickpockets".
A young pickpocket is taken in by an attorney who attempts to 'civilize' her.
In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Ernestina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won't be easy.
Sven is a twelve year old pocket-picker and works for Jens, boss of his gang in school. Teacher Vera Loewe becomes one of his victims. When she realizes that he's one of the pupils in her new class, she confronts him and wants to help, even against his will.
Poor Betty gets drugged and kidnapped at a teen beach party and finds herself in clutches of a sleazy prostitution ring. After trying to escape, her head is shaved as punishment. Soon enough, she's the star of the stable for all the local bald freaks.
A group of young people are helped to illegally immigrate from China to Hong Kong by a local gang, but when they arrive they are immediately abused by the gang and paid little for the tasks they are given. Struggling to survive, the group turn to petty crime to make ends meet. When one of the group accidentally picks the pocket of a chief detective, he decides to use the group of desperate immigrants to help him infiltrate their gang.
Un pickpocket organisé et sérieux, respectueux des règles de sa profession, en transgresse pourtant une, un jour: il cherche a connaitre l'une de ses victimes. La jeune femme est strip-teaseuse, complice de l'assassinat programme d'un caïd. Le jeune homme se retrouve pris dans un engrenage inattendu...
Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a pickpocket and car thief; and Blackie, who has played the game for years.
Un orphelin de Londres en 1830 est maltraité dans un atelier, puis tombe dans les griffes d'une bande de voleurs.
Dans les rues de Bogota, de jeunes cambrioleurs en herbe s'en remettent à leur maître pour apprendre les magouilles qui feront d'eux de prospères pickpockets.
Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket and a thief to pose as his family.
This animated version of the classic Charles Dickens book faithfully follows the adventures of the young orphan Oliver Twist.
A crusty old rancher hires three young women to pose as his daughters. However, the real father of one of the daughters finds out about it, and kidnaps her to hold her for ransom--which the rancher can't pay.
Au cours d’une exposition sur l’Egypte ancienne organisée par Bernard, le père d’Annie, François et Michel, les 5 amis découvrent une amulette en or en déjouant un cambriolage. Tout le monde décide de s’envoler pour Le Caire afin d’authentifier le médaillon. Sur place, Bernard est victime d’un guet-apens : il est accusé de vol et jeté en prison. Le club des Cinq ne se laisse pas abattre et est bien décidé à prouver son innocence. Face à une étrange secte, dans une ville aux mille mystères, aux portes du désert, ils vont devoir une fois de plus faire preuve d’ingéniosité et de courage.
Harry et Casey sont des pickpockets professionels. Ray, débutant dans le métier, se lie d'affection à Sandy, jeune femme à laquelle il tente sans succès de lui dérober une montre. Fortuitement, Ray et Sandy s'associent à Harry et Casey. Bientôt Sandy se lasse de la vie qu'elle mène. Ray quant à lui, décide de renoncer à sa carrière, non sans avoir préalablement organisé un dernier grand coup...