Grand Larceny (1991)
Directed by Stephen Surjik
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Period Film |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
Originally produced for Canadian television by the CBC, the Stephen Surjik-directed costume thriller Grand Larceny features Jennifer Dale (Separate Vacations) as the Becky Sharp-like Betsy Bigley, a conniving young prima donna who will cross any boundaries to claw her way to the top. The story begins in 1901, with Bigley scraping the bottom of the barrel. Arrested for the titular crime and wheeled away in a paddy wagon, Bigley swears vengeance against the lowlifes whose two-timing led to her incarceration, and devises a complex scheme to deliver herself involving a faux gold mine and a smitten detective. If it works, Betsy's plan will free her from confinement and enable her to reclaim her place among the cream of society.
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detective, double-cross, gold-mine, greed, imprisonment-false, manipulation, prima-donna