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The Squealer (1930)

The Squealer poster
Directed by
Harry Joe Brown
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime film set in the Prohibition era. A man becomes an informant against his fellow criminals. The story follows the violent consequences of his betrayal.

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What happens

The Squealer is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Harry Joe Brown, and starring Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier and Davey Lee. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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