Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.

• Act III Productions
• The Samuel Goldwyn Company
• Burt Reynolds
• Casey Siemaszko
• Sheila Kelley
• Lorraine Toussaint
• Albert Salmi
• Harry Carey, Jr.
• Maury Chaykin
• Stephen Tobolowsky