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Escape from Crime(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-07-25
52%
5 Votes
Time: 0h 51m
I loved a guy with a gun!
Overview:
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Escape from Crime
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Travis
Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
Julie Bishop
Molly O'Hara
Jackie Gleason
Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Frank Wilcox
Cornell
Rex Williams
Slim Dugan
Wade Boteler
Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
Charles C. Wilson
C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Paul Fix
Dude Merrill
Ruth Ford
Myrt - Slim's Moll
John Hamilton
Rafferty
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