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Once a Thief

Once a Thief (1950)

Portrait...of a heel!!!

Radar 31Slightly unusual1h 28mCrime · Drama

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A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.

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Radar score31/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating5.3
Votes counted11
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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