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Born Reckless (1937)

Born Reckless poster
Directed by
Malcolm St. Clair, Gustav Machatý
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A race-car champion goes undercover to take down a mob-controlled taxi company. He works his way inside the criminal organization while trying to stay alive and keep his cover.

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What happens

Born Reckless is a 1937 American gangster film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and Gustav Machatý (St. Clair received sole directorial credit) and starring Brian Donlevy and Rochelle Hudson. Donlevy plays a race-car champion who infiltrates a mob-run taxi cab company. Barton MacLane plays the chief mobster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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