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Shoot to Kill(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-03-15
49%
22 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
A Newspaperman... A Grafting Politician... And A Beautiful Girl... In A Story Of Underworld Revenge!
Overview:
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Screen Guild Productions
Movie: Shoot to Kill
Top 10 Billed Cast
Russell Wade
George 'Mitch' Mitchell
Luana Walters
Marian Langdon (as Susan Walters)
Edmund MacDonald
Lawrence Dale (as Edmond MacDonald)
Robert Kent
'Dixie' Logan aka Judge Joel Conroy (as Douglas Blackley)
Vince Barnett
Charlie Gill
Nestor Paiva
Gus Miller
Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney John Forsythe
Ted Hecht
Al. Collins
Harry Cheshire
Mike Blake
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Overview
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
Release Date
1947-03-15
Average
4.932
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
A Newspaperman... A Grafting Politician... And A Beautiful Girl... In A Story Of Underworld Revenge!
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