An Hour Before Dawn

An Hour Before Dawn

NR 1913 · 34 min · Drama

A female detective goes undercover as a chorus girl to solve the murder of a scientist whose son was threatened with disinheritance for his a romance with a chorus girl.

Directed by J. Searle Dawley · Written by J. Searle Dawley

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