The Great Jewel Robber (1950)

Directors

Peter Godfrey

Cast

David Brian

The story

Narrated in part by David Brian as Gerard Dennis, the film follows his criminal career targeting the homes of wealthy and famous socialites and movie stars, stealing mostly jewels and furs, from Toronto, Canada to New Rochelle, New York to Beverly Hills, California. In Toronto, Marion Blaine, a naive young woman, is in love with Dennis, unaware of his criminal activities until he is exposed by her father, who turns Dennis in to the police. Dennis is able to escape from a prison work detail and make his way back to Marion, promising to marry her and go to the United States if she can raise money for the journey.

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