British Comedy Guide
The Sex Thief. Image shows left to right: Grant Henry (David Warbeck), Angie (Gloria Walker)
The Sex Thief

The Sex Thief

  • 1973 film

Riotous early 70s sex comedy in which an audacious cat burglar steals more than his female victims' jewellery. Stars David Warbeck, Diane Keen, Terence Edmond, Deirdre Costello, Gloria Walker and more.

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The Sex Thief. Image shows left to right: Judy Marvin (Diane Keen), Grant Henry (David Warbeck)

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1973
Stars
David Warbeck, Diane Keen, Terence Edmond, Deirdre Costello, Gloria Walker, Susan Glanville, Jenny Westbrook, Christopher Neil and more
Writers
Tudor Gates and Michael Armstrong
Director
Martin Campbell
Producers
Michael Style and Tudor Gates
Companies

Author Grant Henry is a mildly successful novelist, but by far the biggest source of income is his side trade as a cat burglar!

Utilising his publisher's more seedy business contacts to fence the loot, Grant has begun creeping about the homes of London's wealthy in the dead of night, stealing precious items (with a penchant for jewels) - and, always making sure no man is at home at the time, seducing his female victims should they catch him.

Tall, handsome and athletic, he's able to put his way with words to fine use in this department and quickly has each target not only welcoming him into their bed but also concocting wild descriptions of the perpetrator to ensure the police never find him; perhaps in hope he may come again.

Sure enough the police are left scratching their heads: the modus operandi is always the same, but the descriptions vary so wildly - are they in fact on the lookout for a gang, or an out-of-work actor who's a master of disguise? It takes insurance company investigator Judy to start thinking that perhaps there's something even more intriguing going on than some simple burglaries and start questioning the witnesses' statements.

Additional details

UK certificate
X
Duration
93 minutes
UK release
July 1973
Distributors

LMG

Also known as
  • Hand Full Of Diamonds (European hardcore edit)
  • Her Family Jewels (US hardcore edit)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 3rd January 2018 at 2:35am on London Live
  • Thursday 28th December 2017 at 2:10am on London Live
  • Saturday 2nd December 2017 at 2:35am on London Live

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