The Burglar

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Movie Info

A thief (Dan Duryea), his half sister (Jayne Mansfield) and his gang steal a diamond necklace from a Philadelphia mansion.

Genre:

drama, crime
Original Language:

English
Director:

Paul Wendkos
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 28, 2015
Runtime:

1h 30m
Production Co:

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

Dan Duryea
Nat Harbin

Jayne Mansfield
Gladden

Stewart Bradley
Charlie

Martha Vickers
Della

Peter Capell
Baylock

Mickey Shaughnessy
Dohmer

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Critic Reviews for The Burglar

An underrated and overlooked gem, The Burglar is a very stylized film for a B movie. Wendkos uses striking camera angles and far-out set pieces to frame what is essentially a psychological story about family loyalty.

February 23, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com
...sordid world of twitchy crooks, flophouse hideouts, duplicity as a way of life, and an atmosphere dripping in sexual longing and lust, with fractured, jagged storytelling...

February 19, 2012 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
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Not the perfect crime, but not a bad movie.

June 13, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
The film succeeds as a visual feast...

April 8, 2003 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for The Burglar

Dec 19, 2020

Different kind of a role for Dan Duryea; more introspective than the showy crime guys he generally plays. Here he is an older, conflicted low-level crook who is trying to look out for a half-sister. Jayne Mansfield plays the sister. The acting between Duryea and Mansfield is over-the-top and needed more restraint... visually this film is super.

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