Dead Men Are Dangerous
★ 5.6 · 1939 · 69m · Crime
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
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