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While America Sleeps(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-04-14
67%
3 Votes
Time: 0h 21m
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An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents. United States Intelligence Department agents plan to trap him and the spies he works for.
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Movie: While America Sleeps
Top 4 Billed Cast
Dick Purcell
Dave Miller
Lenita Lane
Mary Miller
Egon Brecher
Klaus
Frederick Vogeding
Spy Chief
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An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents. United States Intelligence Department agents plan to trap him and the spies he works for.
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1939-04-14
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