The Thirteenth Hour(1947)
MURDER as a one-way highway...to the gallows!
In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
Movie: The Thirteenth Hour
Top 10 Billed Cast
Steve Reynolds
Eileen Blair
Charlie Cook
Jerry Mason
Don Parker
Mabel Sands
Ranford
McCabe
Police Captain Linfield
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In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
Release Date
1947-02-06
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6
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MURDER as a one-way highway...to the gallows!
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