6/10
A very Moral theft
13 June 2023
Harry Wade works at a lumberyard and owes his customers money. His girlfriend Helen provides him with a loan to pay off his debts. She tells him that she is remortgaging her house, but in actuality is embezzling the money from her office. Harry agrees to pay her back in 48 hours. When Harry fails to pay up, she grows worried and tells him how she got the money. Harry leaves and comes back with the money. He tells her that he got the money from a customer, but in reality he got it from a loan shark. Later, however, Harry disappears ...

A dour tale starring Walter Matthau and Betty field is simply told, interesting, well-acted and ends on a tragic note. At first, when watching you thinking it's a typical conman hoodwinks a vulnerable middle-aged lady story, but that's not the case. The denouement is a sad one.
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