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"Lively costume caper."-TV Guide
Love & Larceny:
She's alluring, conniving - and she'll do anything to claw her way out of poverty and into the corridors of wealth and power.This fast-paced, colorful adventure is based on the true story of a late nineteenth-century woman who ruthlessly used her beauty and cunning to achieve the good life.The beautiful daughter of a poor Canadian farmer, Betsy Bigley is desperate to improve her social status and leave the countryside behind.First posing as an heiress, she nearly dupes the son of an English lord into marriage - until he discovers her true identity.More determined than ever, Betsy cooks up one scheme after another, hoping to gain a foothold in society.From bilking local farmers to conning powerful New York bankers, she uses her considerable charm and style to get her way - and to get even.Yet even Betsy's impressive nose for trouble can't sniff out what awaits her at the moment of her greatest con.
Grand Larceny:
She's alluring, conniving - and she'll do anything to claw her way out of poverty and into the corridors of wealth and power.This fast-paced, colorful adventure is based on the true story of a woman who ruthlessly used her beauty and cunning to achieve the good life.It's 1901 and Betsy Bigley's hopes for entering high society have come crashing down around her.She faces criminal charges and to make matters worse, she realizes at the last minute that she's been double-crossed.As she's rolled away in the police wagon, Betsy vows revenge.What follows is a rollicking caper in the tradition of Moll Flanders or Tom Jones, involving a phony gold mine, a vulnerable showgirl and a lovesick private eye who simply can't resist Betsy's charms.
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