"He Took A Short-Cut thru the Darkness of Gangland" 13 December 1947 Crime 74 mins
A bank clerk gets sent to prison after he robs his own bank. Live becomes even more difficult behind bars when he starts getting pressured to reveal where he hid the money.
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John Shelton as Eddie Clark
Ann Doran as Agnes Clark
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Butch McQuinn
Richard Bailey as Clyde Sutter
Joseph Allen as George Bates
Rory Mallinson as Fred
Eddie Fields as Kelvin
Walden Boyle as Prosecutor
Keith Richards as Harvey
Charles Jordan as Benson
C. Montague Shaw as Judge
John Doucette as Danny
Mickey Simpson as Case
Aubrey Wisberg Screenplay
Walter Colmes Producer
Walter Colmes Director
Aubrey Wisberg Story
Walter Strenge Director of Photography
Raoul Kraushaar Original Music Composer
Jason H. Bernie Editor
United States 13 December 1947
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