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This Man Is Dangerous (1941)

This Man Is Dangerous poster
Original title
The Patient Vanishes
Directed by
Lawrence Huntington
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal gang kidnaps a prominent surgeon. A tough investigator goes after them, facing danger at every turn.

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What happens

This Man Is Dangerous (U.S. title: The Patient Vanishes and Death Cell) is a 1941 British thriller film, directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason and Gordon McLeod. The film is based on the 1934 novel They Called Him Death by David Hume. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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