The Light Touch (1951)
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- Approved
- 1h 33min
- Crime, Drama
- 06 Dec 1951 (USA)
- Movie
After a professional art thief steals a religious painting from an Italian museum, he tries to cheat his partner by claiming the painting was accidentally destroyed but his suspicious partner and the police are determined to find it.
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Cast verified as complete
| Stewart Granger | ... |
Sam Conride
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| Pier Angeli | ... |
Anna Vasarri
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| George Sanders | ... |
Felix Guignol
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| Kurt Kasznar | ... |
Mr. Aramescu
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| Joseph Calleia | ... |
Lt. Massiro
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| Larry Keating | ... |
Mr. R.F. Hawkley
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| Rhys Williams | ... |
Mr. MacWade
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| Norman Lloyd | ... |
Anton
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| Mike Mazurki | ... |
Charles
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| Ben Astar | ... |
Hamadi Mahmoud
(as Albert Benastar)
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Eugene Borden | ... |
Mayor (uncredited)
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| Renzo Cesana | ... |
Father Dolzi (uncredited)
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| Andre Charisse | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Louise Colombet | ... |
Frenchwoman (uncredited)
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| Hans Conried | ... |
Leopold (uncredited)
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Robert Conte | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Henry Dar Boggia | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Giulio de Capua | ... |
Italian Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Paul De Corday | ... |
French Telephonist (uncredited)
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| George Dee | ... |
Frenchman (uncredited)
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| Albert Ferrara | ... |
Young Priest (uncredited)
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Gladys Holland | ... |
Frenchwoman (uncredited)
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Robert Jefferson | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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| Aram Katcher | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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| Louis Mercier | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Miklós Rózsa | ... |
Guest at Party (uncredited)
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| Vito Scotti | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Mario Siletti Jr. | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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| Mario Siletti | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Georgia Stark | ... |
Soprano - Arabic Songs (uncredited)
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Louis Velarde | ... |
Arab Boy Juggler (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Brooks | ||
Written by
| Richard Brooks | ... | () |
| Jed Harris | ... | (story) |
| Tom Reed | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| George Boemler | ||
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Gabriel Scognamillo | ||
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Helen Rose | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carl 'Major' Roup | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Italo Tomassi | ... | construction department head: scenic artists (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
| Stanley Lambert | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
| Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | musical director |
| Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1952) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Sam and Felix are art thieves. Sam has just stolen a picture from a museum in Italy, but told Felix that it was lost in a boat accident. He wants copies made to sell while he will sell the original and get paid both ways. To find an artist, they pick the young, beautiful, naive Anna. When Anna has doubts, Sam strings her along and then marries her and go to Sicily on their honeymoon. Anna finds out that Sam is a thief and is very disappointed. Felix finds out that Sam has the original and is out to get it. The police are also waiting along with the buyer that Sam has for the painting.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | If she knew what he was, she'd never given him her youth and innocence! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,163,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Stewart Granger later wrote in his memoirs he had to make the film or go on suspension: "I wasn't particularly enamored of the thought of working with [Richard Brooks], as I had heard he had reduced a small-part actor to tears. That actor was Ramon Novarro. The thought of anyone reducing one of my childhood heroes to tears filled me with anger, but that's Hollywood. When a star is down he's fair game for anyone. I had to agree in order to avoid suspension and went along to meet Brooks. His opening words [were], 'I have to tell you that I wanted Cary Grant' . . . [introducing leading lady Pier Angeli] '[She will] play opposite you. Doesn't speak very good English but we'll get around that'. I spoke very good English but wondered how the hell I would get around his dialogue". See more » |
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Felix Guignol:
Here's to art. The only world where age comes before beauty. See more » |