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Love and Larceny (1985 film)
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'Love & Larceny' is a Canadian television film, directed by Robert Iscove and broadcast by CBC Television in 1985.David Barber, "Illusions of grandeur". 'Kingston Whig-Standard', September 21, 1985. Based on a true story, the film stars Jennifer Dale as Betsy Bigley, a Canadian con woman who successfully defrauded American banks of millions of dollars by posing as the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie.Rick Groen, "A three-hour exercise in the relentlessly cute". 'The Globe and Mail', October 5, 1985.
The film's cast also included Alf Humphreys, Brent Carver, Ken Pogue, Sheila McCarthy, Ross Petty, Douglas Rain, Patricia Hamilton, Susan Wright, Hugh Webster, Peter Dvorsky and Kenneth Welsh.
The film aired on CBC Television on October 6, 1985.
The film won the Gemini Award for Best TV Movie at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986."Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". 'Windsor Star', December 5, 1986. It was also nominated, but did not win, for Best Supporting Actor (Rain), Best Production Design or Art Direction (Milton Parcher), Best Costume Design (Suzanne Mess) and Best Music Composition for a Single Program, Dramatic Underscore (Eric Robertson).
A sequel film, 'Grand Larceny', was released in 1991 and focused on Bigley's escape from prison by faking her death.Catherine Dunphy, "More Larceny for Dale then 'best is yet to come'". 'Toronto Star', June 6, 1991. Douglas Bowie, the writer of both films, also later collaborated with David Archibald on a stage musical version of Bigley's story, also titled 'Love and Larceny'.Noreen Rasbach, "Betsy Bigley deserved better". 'Kingston Whig-Standard', July 31, 2004.
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