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Gangway (1937)

Gangway poster
Directed by
Sonnie Hale
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young reporter poses as someone else to catch a group of criminals who plan to steal jewels. She gets into tricky situations while trying to expose the plot.

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What happens

Gangway (Australian title: Sparkles) is a 1937 British musical film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Nat Pendleton and Alastair Sim. It was written by Lesser Samuels and Hale from a story by Dwight Taylor. A young reporter goes undercover to unmask a gang of criminals who are planning a jewel heist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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