Shoot to Kill (1947)

Director
William Berke

Main cast
Russell Wade; Luana Walters; Edmund MacDonald; Robert Kent; Vince Barnett

Genres
Crime

Description
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.


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