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Call a Messenger (1939)

Call a Messenger poster
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of tough young men get involved in a crime and must work together to solve it. The story follows their adventures on the streets.

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What happens

Call a Messenger is a 1939 Universal Studios film that starred Billy Halop and Huntz Hall of the Dead End Kids and several of the Little Tough Guys. It was directed by Arthur Lubin. In terms of chronological order, this was released after the Dead End Kids film, The Angels Wash Their Faces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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