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X Marks the Spot (1931)

X Marks the Spot poster
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A witness to a crime must decide whether to come forward. The story follows their struggle with fear and pressure from a criminal gang.

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What happens

X Marks the Spot is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and released by Tiffany Pictures, which operated from 1921 to 1932. The source material was remade into a 1942 film of the same name. Helen Parrish appeared in both versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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