Mexican Manhunt

Mexican Manhunt

MURDER WAS HIS PASSPORT!

1953 · 71 min · ★ 6.2 · Mystery, Crime

Los Angeles, 1953. The author David L. "Dave" Brady wants to bring a missed ex-newspaperman back to Los Angeles. Therefore Dave has to travel to Mexico City. Dave gets involved with a murder case that occurred fifteen years ago. It's an obsession for Dave to solve that murder.

Directed by Rex Bailey · Written by George Bricker

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