- Director:
Ben Holmes
- AMG Rating:
- Genre: Crime
- Main Cast: Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll, Walter Reed, Wally Brown, Tom Kennedy
- Release Year: 1943
- Country: US
- Run Time: 61 minutes
Plot
Best described as "cute," Petticoat Larceny was intended as a showcase for
RKO Radio's latest juvenile discovery, 11-year-old Joan Carroll. The story concerns a bratty radio star (Carroll) who wants to inject some blood-and-thunder plotlines and gangster lingo into her broadcasts. To this end, she arranges to be "kidnapped" by a trio of dimwitted burglars, played by
Tom Kennedy,
Jimmy Conlin and
Vince Barnett. When a genuine kidnapper spoils the plan, it's up to the handsome fiancé (
Walter Reed) of the girl's aunt (
Ruth Warrick) to come to the rescue. This is the sort of film that Late Late Show aficionados never seem to see in its entirety: they usually doze off in the first reel and wake up at fadeout time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Jimmy Conlin -
Jitters;
Vince Barnett -
Stogie;
Paul Guilfoyle -
Joe Foster;
Grant Withers -
Detective Hogan;
Earle Dewey -
Mr. Crandall;
Charles Coleman -
Higgins;
Cliff Clark -
Lt. Hackett;
Al Bridge -
Jack Goss;
Paul Fix -
Louie;
William Gould -
Police Desk Sergeant;
Al Hill -
Al Perkins;
Lloyd Ingraham -
Pier Passerby;
Robert Warwick
Credit
Albert S. D'Agostino - Art Director, Walter E. Keller - Art Director, Ben Holmes - Director, John C. Grubb - Editor, Roy Webb - Composer (Music Score), Constantin Bakaleinikoff - Musical Direction/Supervision, Frank Redman - Cinematographer, Bert Gilroy - Producer, Stuart Palmer - Screenwriter, Jack Townley - Screenwriter
