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The Runaround (1946)

The Runaround poster
Directed by
Charles Lamont
Genre
comedy film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two private detectives compete to find a missing heiress. They bumble through a series of comedic misadventures and misunderstandings.

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What happens

The Runaround is a 1946 American comedy mystery film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Rod Cameron, Ella Raines, Broderick Crawford, and Frank McHugh. The film is also known as Deadly Enemies. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and shot at the studio's Universal City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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