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Man Detained (1961)

Man Detained poster
Directed by
Robert Tronson
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
59 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongfully arrested for a crime. He must prove his innocence while dealing with the police and his employer.

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What happens

Man Detained is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale and Paul Stassino. The screenplay was by Richard Harris, based on the 1916 Edgar Wallace novel A Debt Discharged. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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