The Strange Mrs. Crane(1948)
The Scandalous... the Secretive... the Sinister
Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her former associate Floyd Durant shows up to blackmail Gina, she has no choice but to murder him. Things take a bizarre turn when Barbara Arnold is charged with Durant's murder and Gina is selected to serve on the jury.
Movie: The Strange Mrs. Crane
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Gina Crane
Floyd Durant
Clinton Crane
Mark Emery
Barbara Arnold
Edna Emmerson
Jeanette Woods
Nora
Fred Marlow
Nellie Carter
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Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her former associate Floyd Durant shows up to blackmail Gina, she has no choice but to murder him. Things take a bizarre turn when Barbara Arnold is charged with Durant's murder and Gina is selected to serve on the jury.
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1948-10-07
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The Scandalous... the Secretive... the Sinister
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