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The Menace (1932)

The Menace poster
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is framed for a murder he didn't commit and must clear his name. He tracks down the real killer in a criminal underworld.

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What happens

The Menace is a 1932 American pre-Code American crime drama film directed by Roy William Neill. The screenplay by Roy Chanslor, Dorothy Howell, and Charles Logue is based on the 1927 novel The Feathered Serpent by Edgar Wallace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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