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Guilty Bystander(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-04-20
55%
27 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
How innocent can a bystander be?
Overview:
A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Edmund L. Dorfmann Productions Inc.
Laurel Films
New York Film Associates Ltd.
Movie: Guilty Bystander
Top 10 Billed Cast
Zachary Scott
Max Thursday
Faye Emerson
Georgia
Mary Boland
Smitty
Sam Levene
Captain Tonetti
J. Edward Bromberg
Varkas
Kay Medford
Angel
Jed Prouty
Dr. Elder
Harry Landers
Bert
Elliott Sullivan
Stitch
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