The Big Steal

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The Big Steal

(1949)

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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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Don Siegel

Director
Gerald Drayson Adams

Screenplay
Daniel Mainwaring

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Robert Mitchum

Lt. Duke Halliday
Jane Greer

Joan 'Chiquita' Graham
William Bendix

Capt. Vincent Blake
Patric Knowles

Jim Fiske
Ramon Novarro

Inspector General Ortega

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A review by Steve

6.0

Written by Steve on December 25, 2016

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‘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 mi... read the rest.

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