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With David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline deWit. Escaping from a Canadian prison farm, master thief Gerard Dennis (David Brian) makes his way to Buffalo with Peggy Arthur (Perdita Chandler), who supplies him with money needed for forged papers.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Peter Godfrey
- 1950-07-15
The Great Jewel Robber is a 1950 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Borden Chase. The film stars David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline deWit, Perdita Chandler and Stanley Church.
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Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan.
Gerard Dennis, the real-life jewel thief on whose exploits the film is based, stole more than one million dollars from society homes during 1947 and 1948. In February 1949, he was sentenced to Sing Sing Prison for eighteen years to life.
- Peter Godfrey, Claude Archer, Oren Haglund
- David Brian
Escaping from a Canadian prison farm, master thief Gerard Dennis (David Brian) makes his way to Buffalo with Peggy Arthur (Perdita Chandler), who supplies him with money needed for forged papers.
The Great Jewel Robber is a 1950 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Borden Chase. The film stars David Brian, Marjorie Reynolds, John Archer, Jacqueline deWit, Perdita Chandler and Stanley Church.
