I Was a Convict(1939)
CAN HE GO STRAIGHT? WILL THEY GIVE HIM A CHANCE?
In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they are all released, the magnate appoints them both as executives in his company.

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In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they are all released, the magnate appoints them both as executives in his company.
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1939-03-06
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CAN HE GO STRAIGHT? WILL THEY GIVE HIM A CHANCE?
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