Blind Alibi (1938)

Director
Lew Landers

Main cast
Richard Dix; Whitney Bourne; Eduardo Ciannelli; Frances Mercer; Paul Guilfoyle

Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Description
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's love letters.


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