# Confidence Girl > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Confidence_Girl > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Confidence_Girl.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_Girl > Source revision: 1352174640 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1952 film by Andrew L. Stone Confidence Girl Theatrical release poster Directed by Andrew L. Stone Screenplay by Andrew L. Stone Story by Andrew L. Stone Produced by Andrew L. Stone Starring Tom Conway Hillary Brooke Eddie Marr John Gallaudet Jack Kruschen Dan Riss Walter Kingsford Cinematography William H. Clothier Edited by Virginia L. Stone Music by Lucien Cailliet Production company Andrew L. Stone Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date June 20, 1952 (1952-06-20) Running time 81 minutes Country United States Language English ***Confidence Girl*** is a 1952 American [crime film](/source/Crime_film) written and directed by [Andrew L. Stone](/source/Andrew_L._Stone) and starring [Tom Conway](/source/Tom_Conway) and [Hillary Brooke](/source/Hillary_Brooke). It was released on June 20, 1952 by [United Artists](/source/United_Artists).[1] ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (October 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) [Confidence trickster](/source/Scam) 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 [pawnshop](/source/Pawnbroker) owner. Webb then prepares for their biggest scam yet, a stage act at Johnny Gregg's nightclub in which she will pose as a [clairvoyant](/source/Clairvoyance). 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 - [Tom Conway](/source/Tom_Conway) as Roger Kingsley - [Hillary Brooke](/source/Hillary_Brooke) as Mary Webb - Eddie Marr as Johnny Gregg - [John Gallaudet](/source/John_Gallaudet) as Detective Chief Brownell - [Jack Kruschen](/source/Jack_Kruschen) as Detective Sergeant Quinn - [Dan Riss](/source/Dan_Riss) as Detective Lieutenant Fenton - [Walter Kingsford](/source/Walter_Kingsford) as Mr. Markewell - Paul Livermore as Hal Speel - [Aline Towne](/source/Aline_Towne) as Peggy Speel - Helen Van Tuyl as Maggie - [Edmund Cobb](/source/Edmund_Cobb) as Detective Lieutenant Cobb - [Truman Bradley](/source/Truman_Bradley_(actor)) as Narrator - [Leo Cleary](/source/Leo_Cleary) as Mr. Sheridan - [Roy Engel](/source/Roy_Engel) as Store Detective Walsh - [Charles Collins](/source/Charles_Collins_(actor)) as Charlie - Yvonne Peattie as Gertrude Palmer - Joel Allen as Frank Palmer - Helen Chapman as Joey Ridgway - [John Phillips](/source/John_Phillips_(actor)) as Allen Ridgeway - Margo Karen as Hilda - [Bruce Edwards](/source/Bruce_Edwards_(actor)) as 1st Detective - [Tyler McVey](/source/Tyler_McVey) as 2nd Detective - [Paul Guilfoyle](/source/Paul_Guilfoyle_(actor_born_in_1902)) as William Pope - Michael Vallon as Richard Downs - [Barbara Woodell](/source/Barbara_Woodell) as Miss Seabury - Madge Crane as Mrs. Markwell - [Pamela Duncan](/source/Pamela_Duncan_(actress)) as Braddock's Nurse - Carmen Clothier as Fur Saleswoman - Gil Frye as Nightclub Accomplice at Phone - [Duke York](/source/Duke_York) as Nightclub Accomplice with Binoculars ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Confidence Girl (1952) - Overview - TCM.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140312005944/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17495/Confidence-Girl/#overview). *Turner Classic Movies*. Archived from [the original](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17495/confidence-girl#overview) on March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2025. ## External links - [*Confidence Girl*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044513/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Andrew L. Stone Dreary House (1928) Shadows of Glory (1930) Hell's Headquarters (1932) The Girl Said No (1937) Stolen Heaven (1938) Say It in French (1938) The Great Victor Herbert (1939) The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) Stormy Weather (1943) Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) Sensations of 1945 (1944) Bedside Manner (1945) The Bachelor's Daughters (1946) Fun on a Weekend (1947) The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) Highway 301 (1950) Confidence Girl (1952) The Steel Trap (1952) A Blueprint for Murder (1953) The Night Holds Terror (1955) Julie (1956) Cry Terror! (1958) The Decks Ran Red (1958) The Last Voyage (1960) Ring of Fire (1961) The Password Is Courage (1962) Never Put It in Writing (1964) The Secret of My Success (1965) Song of Norway (1970) The Great Waltz (1972) This 1950s crime film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1950s-crime-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1950s-crime-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1950s-crime-film-stub) This article related to an American film of the 1950s is a stub. 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