It Takes a Thief

Starring:Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl MÃ¶hner, Peter Reynolds, Barbara Mullen, Robert Brown, Dermot Walsh, Patrick Holt, Edward Judd, John Bennett, Lorraine Clewes, Percy Herbert, John Stratton, Liana Marelli, Bill McGuffie, Peter Pike, Victor Brooks, Arthur Brough, Bill Shine, Bryan Pringle
Director: John Gilling
Studio: KOCH VISION
Product Type: DVD

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Beyond Jaynes opening "leg" shot....
Jayne's brilliant acting talent carries this one ... yeah, right!
Jayne Mansfield Rules!!!

It Takes a Thief
Starring: Jayne Mansfield , Anthony Quayle , Carl Möhner , Peter Reynolds , and Barbara Mullen
Director: John Gilling
Manufacturer: KOCH VISION
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ASIN: B00028G54U
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Customer Reviews:

Beyond Jaynes opening "leg" shot...........2005-12-16

There's not much this film can offer, unless its some cool-looking British sedans and OK to decent character actors. Quyale is utterly wasted. Jayne is, well, Jayne, and the plot is pretty weak. As far as the picture & sound quality, let's not even go there....

Jayne's brilliant acting talent carries this one ... yeah, right!.......2005-10-03

So you thought that the advent of DVD would give us beautiful, clear copies and eliminate the trash that was floating around on some of the budget VHS labels? Think again. Don't be fooled by that very slick and professional-looking sleeve art. This is perhaps the poorest quality DVD transfer I've ever seen. Any enjoyment that might have been in the movie is ruined by the atrociously low quality of the sound & picture. It is strictly for die-hard collectors which is the only reason I'd keep a copy of it. It has every appearance of a third generation tape transfer from a TV broadcast or a very bad original print. Both the opening titles and the ending are cut short. Nothing is in focus and the sound is out of sync. The sound quality is simply awful. I can't say for sure, but the film seems to start somewhere well into the plot. Instead of its original 89 minute running time, this version comes in at 78 minutes. 11 minutes is a lot to cut from such a short film. The movie itself is only so-so and just isn't able to get beyond some pretty bad acting from Jayne and her equally untalented co-star, Carl Mohner, though maybe some bad cutting should take much of the blame. A valiant effort by the great Anthony Quayle and a first-rate supporting cast of British character actors just can't save it. There's really nothing to recommend this picture. If you need it to round out a collection then I'd advise you to buy a used copy (a good used copy or a bad used copy - makes no difference here ... a very good clue to the value of this DVD is that there are oodles of new and used copies available for less than $5). BEWARE! (a.k.a "The Challenge")

Jayne Mansfield Rules!!!.......2005-06-07

The beautiful,voluptuous Jayne Mansfield rules in this classic,thrilling crime drama.It's a must see!!!!!!!

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Robert Wagner was and still is COOL DUDE!!!!!!!1
It Takes A Thief Review
Now that a feature film is being made....
HI
Hey Doctor Trance

It Takes a Thief
Starring: Robert Wagner
Director: Lee H. Katzin , Norman Foster , Seymour Robbie , Michael O'Herlihy , and Bruce Kessler
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00005JOOW

Customer Reviews:

Robert Wagner was and still is COOL DUDE!!!!!!!1.......2007-03-29

Growing up in the 70's, i can remember watching this show a lot. The scene that stays with me is in the pilot movie, Alexander Mundy(Robert Wagner always looking great,and he still does) decides he's ready to leave prison so dressed as a priest(you must see it to believe it) he walks out only to here that the Goverment wants to offer him a deal,so he breaks back into the prison! With great stuff like this the show was a blast to watch and always had cool scenes of the "break in". If we can get shows like lost in space(not a bad show but not as good as this one) then lets get this great show on DVD PLEASE!!!!!!!

It Takes A Thief Review.......2006-07-09

I have all the episodes on tape and can't wait for them to be released onto DVD. It was a fabulous series.

Now that a feature film is being made...........2006-05-17

Now that a Universal feature film has been announced (starring Will Smith), wouldn't it be wonderful if Universal released the series on DVD to coincide with the release of the movie? Sounds like a plausible possibility!

Anyway, it was a great series; it had style, class, adventure, excitement, romance, intrigue...

The reality shows of today can in now way compare to this great escapist venue from the '60s. It was my favorite show when I first discovered it back in 1976, and I've yet to find anything that tops it!

HI.......2006-04-30

IT TAKES A THIEF WAS THE USA VERSION OF THE SAINT WITH ROGER MOORE WHO WAS ALSO A THIEF TURNED MODERN DAY ROBIN HOOD, IT TAKES A THIEF WAS A VERY ENTERTAINING SHOW AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT ON DVD OR ANY FORMAT.GONE ARE DAYS .NOTHING ON CURRENT TV WORTH WATCHING.

Hey Doctor Trance.......2006-04-22

Noah was in the first and second seasons, not just the first. He [Malachi Throne] quit after season 2 because he had a dispute with the producers. They filmed season 3 in Italy, or most of it anyway. They didn't want to take him to Italy...they wanted Noah to give Al his assignments over the phone. Malachi said...if I don't go to Italy, I quit...and he did. That pretty much killed the series. The Italy shows ratings dropped, so they came back to the U.S., but without Noah...it was all over.

They did give Al more freedom in season 3. The episode where his Dad, Alister, made the goverment agree to give up their hold on Al if they emptied the vault of a casino. You know, they used the casinos built in vacuum system to suck all of the cash out into the holding bins...too funny. Anyway, with that job...Al was free, but stayed on call when needed as a good American would.

Fred Astaire was in the opening title sequences of only the episodes he was appearing in. Hope this jogs your memory. I just got done watching every episode in order, so it is fresh in my mind. Next to The Fugitive and Gunsmoke...It Takes A Thief is the most entertaining series of all time. Too bad it was short-lived.

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