A Slight Case of Larceny

1953
Approved
1h 11m

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Two army buddies down on their luck open up a gas station and get involved in a price war - in a somewhat underhanded way.Two army buddies down on their luck open up a gas station and get involved in a price war - in a somewhat underhanded way.Two army buddies down on their luck open up a gas station and get involved in a price war - in a somewhat underhanded way.

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6.1/10

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Mickey Rooney

Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers

Eddie Bracken

Frederick Winthrop Clopp

Elaine Stewart

Beverly Ambridge

Marilyn Erskine

Mrs. Emily Clopp

Douglas Fowley

Mr. White - Circle Star Gas Stations

Robert Burton

Police Captain

Charles Halton

Willard Maibrunn - Magna Gold Oil Co.

Henry Slate

Motor Cop

Rudy Lee

Tommy Clopp

Mimi Gibson

Mary Ellen Clopp

Hal Bell

Chorus Boy
(uncredited)

Bill Chatham

Chorus Boy
(uncredited)

Gene Dailey

Chorus Boy
(uncredited)

Nancy Lee Davis

Waitress
(uncredited)

Elaine Devry

Girl
(uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Mr. Logan
(uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Eddie - 1st Gas Man
(uncredited)

Director
- Don Weis
Writers
- Jerry Davis
- James Poe
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Goofs
On the ship coming home after the war, Geech is describing an old man in a movie as "the one everybody was supposed to hate, but he's the only one I liked." But his lips say "he's the only one I remember."

Quotes
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: [seeing her name on her card] Hi, Bev!
Beverly Ambridge: Hi!
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: How's the old girl?
Beverly Ambridge: Just fine.
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: It's been a long time.
Beverly Ambridge: Sure has.
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: How's the old crowd?
Beverly Ambridge: Just fine.
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: It's good to see you again. Still living in the same old place?
Beverly Ambridge: Uhum.
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: Doing the same old things?
Beverly Ambridge: Uhum.
counter clerk: [handing her a card] Here you are Miss.
Beverly Ambridge: [to the clerk] Thanks.
Beverly Ambridge: [to Geechy] Call me, won't you.
Augustus 'Geechy' Cheevers: Yes I will but what is the number?
Beverly Ambridge: Still the same old number. Bye!

Connections
Referenced in Crawlspace (1986)

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Featured review

8/10

Mickey Rooney at his comic best!

My friend and I must have seen this movie at least 5 times back in 53, it just struck us as hilarious. Mickey was at his best as the cocky optimist "Geechy" with his side kick Eddie Bracken as Clopp. Cheevers & Clopp open a gas station and are doing fine but competition opens up across the street, enter Elaine Stewart. A major Gas Company's gas line is under Cheevers and Clopp's station. So they decide to siphon gas from this source to battle the "gas war". This was larceny but not enough to to have a major impact on anyone but their competition. The laughs hardly ever stop as they romp through success and major failures. Rooney and Bracken play off of one another masterfully. Its a fun movie to watch!