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Up for Murder (1931)

Up for Murder poster
Directed by
Monta Bell
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a legal and romantic struggle after a violent incident. The story follows his attempts to navigate the consequences in a pre-Code setting.

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What happens

Up for Murder is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Monta Bell and starring Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Frank McHugh and Frederick Burt. It was released on May 27, 1931, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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