Murph the Surf (film)

Murph the Surf
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
StarringRobert Conrad
Music byPhillip Lambro
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • April 21, 1976 (1976-04-21)
Running time
101 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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. 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.