A sneaky thief posed as a Manhattan theater cleaner to clean out the movie house next to the Plaza hotel, according to cops.
The suspect walked into The Paris Theatre around noon May 17 and pretended to be a cleaner employed by the place, police said.
He roamed freely inside the single-screen movie house, known for its independent and foreign films, before waltzing into a manager’s office, cops said.
The thief snatched $6,239 from an unlocked safe there. He also grabbed a skateboard and a backpack full of cash and then fled, according to police.
The suspect is believed to be in his 20s, about 5-foot-9 and 145 pounds.
The Paris Theatre is known for attracting intellectuals with its artistic and foreign films, including those by award-winning writer and director Federico Fellini.