Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Genres - Mystery, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film |
Release Date - May 20, 1946 (USA - Unknown), May 20, 1946 (USA) |
Run Time - 68 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Larceny in Her Heart was the second entry in PRC's revival of the "Michael Shayne" series, with Hugh Beaumont as Brett Halliday's two-fisted sleuth. It all starts when Shayne agrees to track down the stepdaughter (Marie Harmon) of a local bigwig. But when his client's corpse turns up at his doorstep, our hero finds himself reluctantly involved in yet another murder mystery. Along the way, he must fend off femme fatale Phyllis (Cheryl Walker), who may or may not be intimately involved in the killing. He also endures a chilling episode at an alcoholic ward that's straight out of The Lost Weekend, by way of Murder My Sweet. It says in the credits that Larceny in Her Heart is based on a novel by Brett Halliday, though liberties were obviously taken.
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detective, investigation, investigator, killing, murder, private-detective