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Woman in the Dark (1934)

Woman in the Dark poster
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who just got out of prison gets involved with a woman who is hiding a dangerous secret. They both try to escape their pasts while being chased by criminals and the police.

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What happens

Woman in the Dark (also released as Woman in the Shadows) is a 1934 American crime drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Fay Wray and Ralph Bellamy. It was written by Sada Cowan and Charles Williams based on a 1933 short story by Dashiell Hammett. It was filmed at Biograph Studios by Select Pictures and released by RKO Radio Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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