Earthbound (1940)

Director
Irving Pichel

Main cast
Warner Baxter; Andrea Leeds; Lynn Bari; Elizabeth Patterson; Charley Grapewin

Genres
Fantasy, Mystery

Description
A murdered man (Baxter) helps his widow (Leeds) bring his killer to justice.


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