Never Steal Anything Small
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 (actor)|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
- Jack Orrison as Osborne
- Roland Winters as Doctor
- Ingrid Goude as Model
- Sanford Seegar as Fats Ranney
- Edward McNally as Thomas
- Gregg Barton as Deputy Warden
- Bruce Glover as Stevedore