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The Burglar (1957)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
“A trail of perfume... and violence!”
Crime, Thriller · 1h 30m
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.
Cast
Dan Duryea
Nat Harbin
Jayne Mansfield
Gladden
Martha Vickers
Della
Peter Capell
Baylock
Mickey Shaughnessy
Dohmer
W
Wendell K. Phillips
Police Captain
P
Phoebe Mackay
Sister Sara
S
Stewart Bradley
Charlie
J
John Facenda
News Commentator
S
Sam Elber
Person
F
Frank Hall
News Reporter
S
Steve Allison
State Trooper
Crew
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
- Screenplay
- David Goodis
- Novel
- David Goodis
- Director of Photography
- Don Malkames
- Original Music Composer
- Sol Kaplan
- Editor
- Herta Horn, Paul Wendkos
- Producer
- Louis W. Kellman
Details
- Release date
- 1957-06-01
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
- Budget
- $90,000