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I'll Sell My Life (1941)

I'll Sell My Life poster
Directed by
Elmer Clifton
Genre
crime, action
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A down-on-her-luck woman makes a desperate deal to sell her life for financial gain. She becomes entangled with criminals and faces dangerous consequences. The story follows her struggle to escape the pact she made.

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What happens

I'll Sell My Life is a 1941 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen and Joan Woodbury. The film was based on the Street & Smith I'll Buy Your Life by Walter Ripperger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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