It Takes a Thief

A black-wigged Jayne Mansfield is Billy, the leader of a gang of crooks in this intriguing crime drama about a failed heist that lands Billy's lover and fellow member Jim (Anthony Quayle), who hides the money before he's caught, in prison. Upon Jim's release years later, his former "friends" kidnap his child to pressure him for the whereabouts of the cash. Carl Möhner, Peter Reynolds, and Barbara Mullen co-star in this British crime thriller. AKA: "The Challenge." 93 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.