Night Key

Night Key

HE MADE HIS ENEMIES BEG FOR MERCY!

NR 1937 · 68 min · ★ 6.2 · Science Fiction, Crime

The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.

Directed by Lloyd Corrigan · Written by Jack Moffitt

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