***1950 "B" Film | CLICK HERE to purchase a Double Feature ticket for The Man Who Cheated Himself & I Was a Shoplifter***
Cop Scott Brady agrees to go undercover to shadow shoplifter Mona Freeman, a judge's daughter who has been coerced into working for a robbery ring run by the always entertaining Andrea King (Southside 1-1000). Her sinister sidekick is a looker named Pepe, played by 25-year-old Tony Curtis. Also keep your eyes peeled for noir tough guy Charles McGraw and a young Rock Hudson.
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
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