Murph the Surf (film)

Murph the Surf, also known as Live a Little, Steal a Lot, is a 1975 film based on a jewel burglary involving the surfer Jack Roland Murphy, who had the nickname "Murph the Surf". Starring Robert Conrad, Don Stroud and Donna Mills, it was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky.^[1] The New York Times edition of October 20, 2019 revisited the true story of Jack Murphy's theft of the irreplaceable gemstones from a poorly guarded Museum of Natural History.^[2]

Murph the Surf
Directed by	Marvin J. Chomsky
Starring	Robert Conrad
Music by	Phillip Lambro
Production company	American International Pictures
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1976 (1976-04-21)
Running time	101 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York’s American Museum of Natural History. Called the “Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century,” the robbers took 22 precious gems, including the Star of India (a 563.35-carat sapphire), the 100.32-carat de Long Ruby and the 16.25-carat Eagle Diamond (which was never recovered) … stones so famous they would be impossible to sell.

Cast

• Robert Conrad as Allan Kuhn
• Don Stroud as Jack Murphy
• Donna Mills as Ginny Eaton
• Robyn Millan as Sharon Kagel
• Luther Adler as Max The Eye
• Paul Stewart as Avery
• Morgan Paull as Arnie Holcomb
• Ben Frank as Hopper Magee
• Burt Young as Sgt. Bernasconi
• Pepper Martin as Sgt. Terwilliger
• Randee Lynne Jensen as Girl at party
• Jess Barker as Museum Guard