Hazard(1948)
IMAGINE WINNING HER...On the Turn of a Card!
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
Movie: Hazard
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A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
Release Date
1948-05-28
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8
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4.0 startsTagline
IMAGINE WINNING HER...On the Turn of a Card!
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