The Man in the Shadow(1926)
Better by far that ten Guilty men escape than that one Innocent man die for another's crime-Upon this is built the most thrilling melodrama of the season.
Movie: The Man in the Shadow
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Dallis Alvoid
Thomas Walsh
Kate Jackson
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Better by far that ten Guilty men escape than that one Innocent man die for another's crime-Upon this is built the most thrilling melodrama of the season.
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1926-10-15
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