The Delavine Affair
★ 5.5 · 1955 · 64m · Crime · Drama
Peter Reynolds stars as Rex Banner, a newspaperman who makes it his life's mission to track down a vicious gang of thieves. When his informant winds up dead, Rex finds himself framed for murder.
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