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Special Inspector (1938)

Special Inspector poster
Directed by
Leon Barsha
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A special inspector is sent to a remote border town to investigate smuggling operations. He must navigate double-crosses and danger while uncovering a criminal network.

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What happens

Special Inspector, also known as Across the Border, is a 1938 Canadian/American international coproduction crime film directed by Leon Barsha. It stars Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth and George McKay. This was Hayworth's second Canadian film for Columbia Pictures shot in Victoria, B.C. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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