Never Steal Anything Small

"A rowdy, riotous, romantical musical story of muscle-men and their molls"

Apr 12 1959 Approved 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Musical

Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to win his union's presidency.

Plot

Jake MacIllaney 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, MacIllaney breaks up their marriage, pursues Linda, and pins a grand larceny rap on Dan. And all set to music!

Written by

Maxwell Anderson, Charles Lederer, Rouben Mamoulian

Directed by

Charles Lederer

Cast

James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
370
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA