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Dead Men Are Dangerous(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-02-01
50%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
Overview:
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Welwyn Studios
Movie: Dead Men Are Dangerous
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Newton
Aylmer Franklyn
Betty Lynne
Nina
Peter Gawthorne
Conray
Merle Tottenham
Gladys
John Turnbull
Inspector Roberts
Aubrey Mallalieu
Coroner
Kynaston Reeves
James Franklin
Googie Withers
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Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
Release Date
1939-02-01
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