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A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

A Slight Case of Murder poster
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired bootlegger tries to go straight but his old criminal associates keep showing up dead. He has to deal with the police and his own family's reactions.

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What happens

A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 American black comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson. The film is based on the 1935 play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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