The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

Directors

Bud Yorkin

Cast

Ryan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren Oates, Jill Clayburgh

The story

Webster McGee is a divorced computer programmer who abruptly quits his job and adopts a life of crime as a burglar and jewel thief in Houston, Texas. Leaving behind chess pieces and notes containing chess moves as a calling card, he becomes dubbed by the media as "The Chess Burglar". For his first job, he robs rich businessman Henderling, stealing from him not only money but also files with information that could destroy Henderling's career.

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