Crooks Can't Win

Crooks Can't Win

1928 · 70 min · ★ 10.0 · Crime, Drama

A police officer is kicked off the force when his superior wrongly believes that he is complicit in a robbery committed by a gang his brother is involved with. With the assistance of a crime reporter, he sets out to round up the gang of thieves and clear his name.

Directed by George M. Arthur · Written by Randolph Bartlett

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