The Big Steal

The Big Steal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDon Siegel
Screenplay byGerald Drayson Adams
Daniel Mainwaring (credited as Geoffrey Homes)
Based on"The Road to Carmichael's"
1942 story in The Saturday Evening Post
by Richard Wormser
Produced byJack J. Gross
StarringRobert Mitchum
Jane Greer
William Bendix
Patric Knowles
Ramón Novarro
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited bySamuel E. Beetley
Music byLeigh Harline
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1949 (1949-07-01) (US)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$780,000
Box office$1.6 million

The Big Steal is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir starring Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. The film was directed by Don Siegel, based on the short story "The Road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser.