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Crime Ring (1938)

Crime Ring poster
Directed by
Leslie Goodwins
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reporter investigates a criminal ring. He goes undercover to expose the people behind a series of rackets.

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What happens

Crime Ring is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater, based on a story by Reginald Taviner. The film stars Allan Lane and Frances Mercer, and was produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, released on July 8, 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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