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Parole Fixer (1940)

Parole Fixer poster
Directed by
Robert Florey
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A federal agent investigates corruption in the parole system. The story exposes how criminals exploit the system to secure early release.

seriousstraightforwardproceduralperiodsuspensefulgritty

What happens

Parole Fixer is a 1940 American crime film directed by Robert Florey. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover is credited for the source material, the 1938 book called Persons in Hiding, a purported expose of corruption within the parole system. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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