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Second Chance(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-07-18
59%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
For the First Time - 3D with Important Stars!
Overview:
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Second Chance
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Mitchum
Russ Lambert
Linda Darnell
Clare Shepperd, alias Clare Sinclair
Jack Palance
Cappy Gordon
Roy Roberts
Charley Malloy
Dan Seymour
Felipe
Fortunio Bonanova
Mandy, hotel owner
Sandro Giglio
Cable Car Conductor
Reginald Sheffield
Mr. Woburn, English tourist
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Vasco
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Overview
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Release Date
1953-07-18
Average
5.9
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
For the First Time - 3D with Important Stars!
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