Silent Witness
Top 7 Billed Cast
Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
Betty Higgins, Special Investigator
District Attorney Robert Holden
Mrs. Roos / Anna Barnes
Racketeer Joe Manson
Detective Dan Callahan
Hank Eastman
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Overview
District Attorney Holden and his special investigator Betty Higgins are trying to convict brothers Joe and Lou Manson, silk-racket hoods, after they are indicted for murder.
Release Date
1943-01-15
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
Even gangland's cleverest "mouthpiece" meets his Waterloo with the D.A.'s blonde bombshell!
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