Murder in Soho(1939)
The rapid-fire story of an underworld mobster with a social bee in his bonnet and a rod on his hip!
A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
Movie: Murder in Soho
Top 10 Billed Cast
Steve Marco
Ruby Lane
Roy Barnes
Inspector Hammond
Nick Green
Lola Matthews
Myrtle
Lefty
Spike
Joe
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