A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
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"Slight" is right: this harmless comedy programmer is as inconsequential as it is enjoyable. It's the tale of two Army buddies: go-getter Geechy Cheevers (Mickey Rooney) and sedate family man Freddie Clopp (Eddie Bracken). Inveigling his way into Freddie's household, Geechy drives everyone bonkers with his get-rich-quick schemes. After convincing Freddie to quit his job and mortgage his home in order to set up a gas station, Geechy cooks up an underhanded scheme to tap the gas pipe of a rival station. Standing on the sidelines is Geechy's long-suffering girlfriend Beverly (Elaine Stewart) and Freddy's far-from-understanding wife Emily (Marilyn Erskine). An obligatory slapstick chase finale caps this exercise in lunacy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Mickey Rooney - Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
- Elaine Stewart - Beverly Ambridge
- Douglas Fowley - Mr. White
- Charles Halton - Willard Maibrunn
- Rudy Lee - Tommy Clopp
- Russell Saunders
- Alex Jackson
- Eddie Bracken - Frederick Winthrop Clopp
- Marilyn Erskine - Emily Clopp
- Robert Burton - Police Captain
- Henry Slate - Motor Cop
- Mimi Gibson - Mary Ellen Clopp
- Joe Turkel
- Walter Ridge
- Director(s):
- Don Weis
- Writer(s):
- Jerry Davis, James Poe
- Producer(s):
- Henry Berman
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