Below the Deadline(1946)
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A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.
Movie: Below the Deadline
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe Hilton
Lynn Turner
Arthur Brennan
Oney Kessel
Pinky
Sam Austin
Jeffrey Hilton
Nichols
Blonde
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