The Crooked Road(1940)
A blackmail threat from an old prison buddy compels a man who has gone straight to consider yet another crime.
Movie: The Crooked Road
Top 7 Billed Cast
Danny Driscoll / John Vincent / George Atwater
Louise Dalton
Bob Trent
Nick Romero
Carl Gobel
Virgie Gobel
Phil Wesner, Defense Attorney
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