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The Sellout (1952)

The Sellout poster
Directed by
Gerald Mayer
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newspaper editor faces mounting pressure from a corrupt mob boss to suppress a story. With his career and safety on the line, he must decide how far he will go to do the right thing.

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What happens

The Sellout is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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