I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
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- 1h 14min
- Crime, Drama
- 13 May 1950 (USA)
- Movie
In 1950s California, the police force tries to infiltrate and neutralize a shoplifting crime ring operating in major department stores.
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| Scott Brady | ... |
Jeff Andrews
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| Mona Freeman | ... |
Faye Burton
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| Andrea King | ... |
Ina Perdue
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| Tony Curtis | ... |
Pepe
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| Charles Drake | ... |
Herb Klaxon
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| Gregg Martell | ... |
The Champ
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| Larry Keating | ... |
Harry Dunson
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| Robert Gist | ... |
Barkie Neff
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| Michael Raffetto | ... |
Sheriff E.W. Bascom
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| Rock Hudson | ... |
Si Swanson - Store Detective
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| Nestor Paiva | ... |
Deputy Sheriff Gomez
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| Paul Fierro | ... |
Pedro - Mechanic
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Ray Beltram | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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| James Best | ... |
Police Broadcaster in Surveillance Plane (uncredited)
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Conrad Binyon | ... |
Petty Thief (uncredited)
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| Nick Borgani | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Lane Bradford | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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| Nana Bryant | ... |
Aunt Clara (uncredited)
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| Peggie Castle | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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| Steve Darrell | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Helen Dickson | ... |
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
San Diego Sheriff (uncredited)
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Marion Gray | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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| Richard Irving | ... |
George Hernandez (uncredited)
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| Bob Jellison | ... |
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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| Donna Martell | ... |
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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Alex Montoya | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Sol Murgi | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Bill the Bartender (uncredited)
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Mickey O'Ryan | ... |
Petty Thief (uncredited)
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| Eddie Parker | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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| Marshall Reed | ... |
Los Angeles Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Julian Rivero | ... |
Tijuana Comandante (uncredited)
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| Ann Robinson | ... |
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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Victor Romito | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Man at Auction (uncredited)
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| Charles Watts | ... |
Police Lieutenant Palm (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Lamont | ||
Written by
| Irwin Gielgud | ... | (story by) |
| Irwin Gielgud | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Leonard Goldstein | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Irving Glassberg | ||
Editing by
| Otto Ludwig | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Clatworthy | ||
| Bernard Herzbrun | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ruby R. Levitt | ... | (as Ruby Levitt) |
Costume Design by
| Rosemary Odell | ||
Makeup Department
| Ruby Felker | ... | hair stylist |
| Jack Kevan | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Dewey Starkey | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jesse Hibbs | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Robert Pritchard | ... | sound (as Bob Pritchard) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Everett Brown | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Sherman Clark | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Norton Kurland | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Kyme Meade | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Milton Schwarzwald | ... | musical director |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Bronislau Kaper | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Walter Scharf | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Leith Stevens | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Dorothy Hughes | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1950) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1950) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Kino Lorber (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Film Noir - The Dark Side of Cinema XI")
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Police detective Sergeant Jeff Andrews is working on a case involving a gang of shoplifters, and he allows himself to be falsely arrested as a petty thief in order to make contact with the gang. Meanwhile, Faye Burton, a petty shoplifter and the daughter of a prominent judge, is blackmailed by the gang into joining them on the promise that they will retrieve a confession signed when she was caught by a department-store detective who had her sign the document rather than calling the police. Jeff and Faye take a lot longer to figure out who is the "brains" behind the shoplifting gang than the audience does--and the audience has less information than they do.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | Daring Crime Ring Expose! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis both have small parts in this. See more » |
| Goofs | Racing on the neat coastal highway towards Mexican border, Andrews and Palm get pulled over by motorcycle cop. When stopped, lower parts of their car are heavily soiled (or kinda smeared with mud). Shortly before, car was shown clean and after, it is clean again. See more » |