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A Bullet for Joey (1955)

A Bullet for Joey poster
Directed by
Lewis Allen
Genre
drama film, film noir, propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gangster is hired to kidnap a scientist in Canada for communist agents. A police detective tries to stop the plot.

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What happens

A Bullet for Joey is a 1955 film noir directed by Lewis Allen and starring Edward G. Robinson and George Raft. The picture involves a gangster who sneaks into Canada to kidnap a scientist for the communists. The supporting cast features Audrey Totter, Peter van Eyck, George Dolenz and Peter Hansen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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