The Burglar (1957)

Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers, Mickey Shaughnessy, Peter Capell, Phoebe Mackay, Stewart Bradley, Wendell K. Phillips

Synopsis:

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat’s female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.