Side Street

Side Street

Where temptation lurks!

NR 1950 · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · Thriller, Crime

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.

Directed by Anthony Mann · Written by Sydney Boehm

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