It Takes a Thief (1960)

Synopsis: The usually kittenish Jayne Mansfield plays against type as a female crook in this stark British crime drama of greed and betrayal. Tough-as-nails Billy (Mansfield) leads a gang of thieves in 1960s... The usually kittenish Jayne Mansfield plays against type as a female crook in this stark British crime drama of greed and betrayal. Tough-as-nails Billy (Mansfield) leads a gang of thieves in 1960s London with the help of her partner Kristy (Carl Mohner). In the wake of a botched robbery, Billy's lover Jim (Anthony Quayle) is caught and sent to prison--but not before hiding the stolen loot, which the ruthless gang will do anything to recover. [More]

Starring: Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Mohner, Peter Reynolds

Starring: Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Mohner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Robert Brown, Dermot Walsh, Patrick Holt, Edward Judd, John Bennett, Lorraine Clewes, Percy Herbert, John Stratton

Director: John Gilling

Director: John Gilling
Screenwriter: John Gilling
Producer: John Temple-Smith
Composer: Bill McGuffie

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