City of Chance(1940)
She wanted thrills --- and she found them in the dangerous hours before dawn!
Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.
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Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler boyfriend to come home.
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1940-01-13
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She wanted thrills --- and she found them in the dangerous hours before dawn!
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