Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small
Never Steal Anything Small
Directed by	Charles Lederer
Written by	Charles Lederer; (Screen Story and Screenplay by)
Based on	The Devil's Hornpipe by Maxwell Anderson and Rouben Mamoulian
Produced by	Aaron Rosenberg
Starring	James Cagney; Shirley Jones
Cinematography	Harold Lipstein
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth; (as Russell Schoengarth)
Color process	Eastmancolor
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 11, 1959;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Never Steal Anything Small is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy-drama musical film directed by Charles Lederer and starring James Cagney and Shirley Jones. It is based on the play The Devil's Hornpipe by Maxwell Anderson and Rouben Mamoulian.

Plot

Jake Macllaney 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, Macllaney breaks up their marriage, pursues Linda, and pins a grand larceny rap on Dan.

Cast

James Cagney as Jake Macllaney
Shirley Jones as Linda Cabot
Roger Smith as Dan Cabot
Cara Williams as Winnipeg Simmons
Nehemiah Persoff as Pinelli
Royal Dano as Words Cannon
Anthony Caruso as Lt. Tevis
Horace McMahon as O.K. Merritt
Virginia Vincent as Ginger
Jack Albertson as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
Robert J. Wilke as Lennie
Herbie Faye as Hymie
Billy M. Greene as Ed Barton
Barry Russo as Ward (as John Duke)
Jack Orrison as Osborne
Roland Winters as Doctor
Ingrid Goude as Model
Sanford Seegar as Fats Ranney
Edward McNally as Thomas (as Ed "Skipper" McNally)
Gregg Barton as Deputy Warden
Bruce Glover as Stevedore (uncredited)

Production

Filmed in color, this musical was directed by Charles Lederer. It is about racketeers infiltrating the labor movement. Cagney plays a dishonest but charming union boss. This was Cagney's final musical film. Jones, who plays a happily married woman whom the labor leader wants to steal away, performs a lively musical number, spoofing television commercials. The film features a duet by Cagney and Williams on "I'm Sorry, I Want a Ferrari."

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