Love & Larceny is a 1985 Canadian biographical drama television film directed by Robert Iscove and written by Douglas Bowie. 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.

The film's cast also includes Alf Humphreys, Brent Carver, Ken Pogue, Sheila McCarthy, Ross Petty, Douglas Rain, Patricia Hamilton, Susan Wright, Hugh Webster, Peter Dvorsky and Kenneth Welsh.

Love and Larceny (1985 film)

The film aired on CBC Television on October 6, 1985.

Love and Larceny (1985 film)

The film won the Gemini Award for Best TV Movie at the 1st Gemini Awards in 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).

Love and Larceny (1985 film)

A sequel film, Grand Larceny, directed by Stephen Surjik and written by Bowie, was released in 1991 and focused on Bigley's escape from prison by faking her death. Bowie also later collaborated with David Archibald on a stage musical version of Bigley's story, also titled Love and Larceny.

References

External links

1985 television films

1985 films

1985 crime drama films

1980s biographical drama films

1980s Canadian films

1980s English-language films

Biographical films about fraudsters

Biographical television films

Canadian biographical drama films

Canadian crime drama films

Canadian drama television films

CBC Television original films

Crime television films

Cultural depictions of Canadian women

Cultural depictions of fraudsters

English-language Canadian films

Films about con artists

Films directed by Robert Iscove

Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries winners