Lawful Larceny (1930) | Directed by Lowell Sherman - Full Movie

A woman of low morals who runs a gambling operation in her house takes pride in destroying the men she ensnares in her net. One of these men's wives (played by Bebe Daniels) will not let her get away with it. She poses as a single girl to get hired by the woman as her secretary and then proceeds to singlehandedly take her operation apart.

Lawful Larceny is a 1930 American pre-Code melodramatic film, directed by Lowell Sherman from Jane Murfin's screenplay. The screenplay, a melodrama, was based on the play of the same name by Samuel Shipman, which originally was a comedy. It starred a staple of the early RKO stable, Bebe Daniels, along with Kenneth Thomson, Olive Tell and Lowell Sherman, who reprised the role he had created in the original Broadway play. This film was a remake of the 1923 silent film version of the same name, produced by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

Directed by: Lowell Sherman
Screenplay by: Jane Murfin
Based on: Lawful Larceny by Samuel Shipman
Produced by: William LeBaron, Henry Hobart (assoc.)
Starring: Bebe Daniels, Kenneth Thomson, Olive Tell, Lowell Sherman
Cinematography: Roy Hunt
Edited by: Marie Halvey
Production company: RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: July 11, 1930 (Premiere-New York City), August 17, 1930 (US)
Running time: 67 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English