I Was A Shoplifter (1950)

A cop (Scott Brady) agrees to go undercover to shadow a pretty kleptomaniac (Mona Freeman), a nice girl from a good family. She is being blackmailed by a ruthless pawnbroker (Andrea King) into working for them. Directed by Charles Lamont (ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY), this exploitation item lives up to its lurid title which doesn't necessarily mean it's very good. It's a B programmer courtesy of Universal with a noir-ish atmosphere. What can one say about a movie like this? It accomplishes what it sets out to do, the actors recite their lines with believability and don't bump into the furniture and it's over quickly at one hour and 14 minutes. The best performance comes from Andrea King whose cool as a cucumber fence makes for a splendid femme fatale and much more fun and interesting than Mona Freeman's good girl. With Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Charles Drake, Larry Keating and Robert Gist.