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Nov 27, 2020 · WARNING: SPOILERS. “Never Steal Anything Small” is a musical that feels ashamed to be a musical. We’re meeting Linda Cabot (Shirley Jones) for the first time, about 25 minutes in, and suddenly she starts singing. And it throws us. Oh, right, this is a musical. It’s the first song we’ve heard since the opening chorus.
Never Steal Anything Small: Directed by Charles Lederer. With James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith, Cara Williams. Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Charles Lederer
- 1959-04-12
Never steal anything so small that you'll have to go to an unpleasant city jail for it instead of a minimum-security federal tennis prison. P. J. O'Rourke Favorite
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. Never Steal Anything Small ★½ 1959A tough union boss pushes everyone as he battles the mob for control of the waterfront. A strange musical-drama combination that will be of interest only to the most ardent Cagney and Jones fans. Based on the Maxwell Anderson/Rouben Mamoulian play “The Devil's Hornpipe.”.
Sound. Mono. Color. Color. Theatrical Aspect Ratio. 2.35 : 1. Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. When he encounters young upright attorney Dan Cabot and Cabot's attractive wife, Linda, MacIllaney breaks up their marriage, pursues Linda, and pins a grand larceny rap on Dan.
Apr 9, 2023 · Directed by: Charles LedererYear: 1959Country: USAGenre(s): Comedy, Drama, MusicalSYNOPSIS:Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidentia...
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Crooked trade union leader Jake MacIllaney (James Cagney) will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. When he encounters young upright attorney Dan Cabot (Roger Smith) and Cabot's attractive wife, Linda (Shirley Jones), MacIllaney breaks up their marriage, pursues Linda, and pins a grand larceny rap on Dan. And