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THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD!

NR 1949 · 83 min · ★ 5.9 · Thriller, Crime

Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · Written by George Callahan

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Cast

George Raft Johnny Torno
Virginia Mayo Carla North
Gene Lockhart Warni Hazard
Raymond Burr Nick Cherney
Harry Morgan Rocky
Barton MacLane Detective Strecker
Arthur Franz Fr. Jess Torno
Ken Murray Ken Murray
Stanley Clements Carlson Hotel Bellhop
William Frawley Hotel Night Clerk
Arthur Shields Father Redmond
Frank Orth Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

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