The Lady Craved Excitement(1950)
A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.
Movie: The Lady Craved Excitement
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Pat
Johnny
Carlo
Septimus K. Peterson
Boris
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Mugsy
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