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Three Steps to the Gallows (1953)

Three Steps to the Gallows poster
Original title
3 Steps to the Gallows
Directed by
John Gilling
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to clear his name after being framed for a crime. He races against time to find the real culprit before he is caught and executed.

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What happens

Three Steps to the Gallows is a 1953 British second feature crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune. It was written by Paul Erickson and Gilling, and released in the US by Lippert Pictures as White Fire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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