Who Was Maddox?

Who Was Maddox?

1964 · 62 min · ★ 7.7 · Crime

A publisher is nearly framed for murder, but he appears to have been goaded by the blackmailer who has also blackmailed the publisher's wife.

Directed by Geoffrey Nethercott · Written by Roger Marshall

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