Confidence Girl

{{Short description|1952 film by Andrew L. Stone}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Confidence Girl | image = Confidence Girl poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Andrew L. Stone]] | producer = Andrew L. Stone | screenplay = Andrew L. Stone | story = Andrew L. Stone | starring = [[Tom Conway]] [[Hillary Brooke]] Eddie Marr [[John Gallaudet]] [[Jack Kruschen]] Dan Riss [[Walter Kingsford]] | music = [[Lucien Cailliet]] | cinematography = [[William H. Clothier]] | editing = [[Virginia L. Stone]] | studio = Andrew L. Stone Productions | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = {{Film date|1952|6|20}} | runtime = 81 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Confidence Girl''''' is a 1952 American [[crime film]] written and directed by [[Andrew L. Stone]] and starring [[Tom Conway]] and [[Hillary Brooke]]. It was released on June 20, 1952 by [[United Artists]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17495/confidence-girl#overview|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140312005944/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17495/Confidence-Girl/#overview|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2014-03-12|title=Confidence Girl (1952) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=2025-04-09}}</ref>

==Plot== {{More plot|date=October 2014}} [[Scam|Confidence trickster]] Roger Kingsley convinces the Los Angeles police that, acting as an insurance company's investigator, he can help them apprehend the notorious swindler Mary Webb. Kingsley sets a trap at a department store and nabs Webb as she steals a mink coat. While the store detective is contacting police, Webb, who is actually Kingsley's girlfriend, is permitted to escape. However, Kingsley has gained the trust of the police.

In a second scam, Webb and Kingsley bilk several thousand dollars from a [[Pawnbroker|pawnshop]] owner. Webb then prepares for their biggest scam yet, a stage act at Johnny Gregg's nightclub in which she will pose as a [[Clairvoyance|clairvoyant]]. Her psychic powers amaze Gregg's customers, but the act is just an elaborate ruse.

The suspicious police set a trap and Webb is tricked into confessing her scam in front of the club's entire audience. She and Kingsley are taken to jail. ==Cast== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Tom Conway]] as Roger Kingsley *[[Hillary Brooke]] as Mary Webb *Eddie Marr as Johnny Gregg *[[John Gallaudet]] as Detective Chief Brownell *[[Jack Kruschen]] as Detective Sergeant Quinn *[[Dan Riss]] as Detective Lieutenant Fenton *[[Walter Kingsford]] as Mr. Markewell *Paul Livermore as Hal Speel *[[Aline Towne]] as Peggy Speel *Helen Van Tuyl as Maggie *[[Edmund Cobb]] as Detective Lieutenant Cobb *[[Truman Bradley (actor)|Truman Bradley]] as Narrator *[[Leo Cleary]] as Mr. Sheridan *[[Roy Engel]] as Store Detective Walsh *[[Charles Collins (actor)|Charles Collins]] as Charlie *Yvonne Peattie as Gertrude Palmer *Joel Allen as Frank Palmer *Helen Chapman as Joey Ridgway *[[John Phillips (actor)|John Phillips]] as Allen Ridgeway *Margo Karen as Hilda *[[Bruce Edwards (actor)|Bruce Edwards]] as 1st Detective *[[Tyler McVey]] as 2nd Detective *[[Paul Guilfoyle (actor born in 1902)|Paul Guilfoyle]] as William Pope *Michael Vallon as Richard Downs *[[Barbara Woodell]] as Miss Seabury *Madge Crane as Mrs. Markwell *[[Pamela Duncan (actress)|Pamela Duncan]] as Braddock's Nurse *Carmen Clothier as Fur Saleswoman *Gil Frye as Nightclub Accomplice at Phone *[[Duke York]] as Nightclub Accomplice with Binoculars {{div col end}}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0044513|Confidence Girl}}

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