A Date with Death(1959)
You can't see it... but you feel the terror!
A drifter riding the rails gets mistaken for the new sheriff of a small town. He takes the police job and is immediately pressured to crack down on local organized crime.
Movie: A Date with Death
Top 7 Billed Cast
Michael David Mason / Louis Deverman
Paula Warren
Lt. George Caddell
Joe Emmanuel
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