Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1948 · 61 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Crime

An ex-convict, freed to fight in World War II, gets a factory job and is accused when a bracelet is missing.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by John Stone

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