The Narrow Corner
1933 · 69 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama
An Englishman sought for murder, tries to escape fate to South Seas island.
Directed by Alfred E. Green · Written by Robert Presnell Sr.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Fred Blake -
Patricia Ellis Louise Frith -
Ralph Bellamy Eric Whittenson -
Dudley Digges Doctor Saunders -
Arthur Hohl Captain Nichols -
Reginald Owen Mr. Frith -
Henry Kolker Mr. Blake, Fred's Father -
William V. Mong Jack Swan -
Willie Fung Ah Kay, Saunder's Servant -
Sidney Toler Ryan, the Go-Between -
Everett Brown Oo Tan -
Hans Fuerberg Policeman
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