Experiment Alcatraz

Experiment Alcatraz

Radioactive-drug test an alibi for murder!

NR 1950 · 57 min · ★ 6.9 · Crime

A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn · Written by Orville H. Hampton

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