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The Big Steal (1949)
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26 December 1949 (Sweden)
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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!
Plot:
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend. full summary | full synopsis
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Mexico
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Chase
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Lieutenant
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Goat
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Like a male /female buddy movie
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| 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 (as Pascual Garcia Pena) |
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71 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Finland:K-16 |
UK:PG |
USA:Approved (certificate #13635) |
Sweden:15 |
Australia:PG
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Joan 'Chiquita' Graham:
...I gave Jin $2000. I thought it was a fortune.
Lt. Duke Halliday: Don't tell me he clipped you?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: He called it 'borrowing.'
Lt. Duke Halliday: No security?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: Unless you call a nice smile security.
Lt. Duke Halliday: That's all you got for your money?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: Certainly was.
Lt. Duke Halliday: [sarcastically] I'll tell you what, Chiquita, you believe me, and I'll believe you.
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Lt. Duke Halliday: Don't tell me he clipped you?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: He called it 'borrowing.'
Lt. Duke Halliday: No security?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: Unless you call a nice smile security.
Lt. Duke Halliday: That's all you got for your money?
Joan 'Chiquita' Graham: Certainly was.
Lt. Duke Halliday: [sarcastically] I'll tell you what, Chiquita, you believe me, and I'll believe you.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Big Steal: Look Behind You (2007) (V)
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Wonderful repartee between Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in this chase caper. Absolutely delightful. Jane Greer and Mitchum at at their height of attractiveness, and work so well together. Lots of rapid fire dialogue, quips and double entendres in the script.