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The Bribe (1950)

The Bribe poster
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A federal agent investigates a bribery ring involving stolen aircraft engines. He gets entangled with a nightclub singer and a shady group of criminals. The agent must resist temptation and corruption to do his job.

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What happens

The Bribe is a 1949 American film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The film stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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