The Important Witness(1933)
Opening a door by mistake made her "The Important Witness" to the century's most gruesome crime!
A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.
Movie: The Important Witness
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Ellen Kelly
Steve Connors
Ruth Dana
Gus Miranda
Deaf Woman
Groom
Jack (Duke) Farnham
Drunk
Joe Murphy
Tony
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A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.
Release Date
1933-07-15
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7.5
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Opening a door by mistake made her "The Important Witness" to the century's most gruesome crime!
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