Escape by Night

Escape by Night

A blast of drama when a city mob hides out in the country!

NR 1937 · 72 min · ★ 6.0 · Action, Crime

Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight.

Directed by Hamilton MacFadden · Written by Harold Shumate

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