The Last Express

The Last Express

1938 · 63 min · ★ 4.0 · Mystery, Crime

A woman finds herself unwillingly mixed up in a series of murders. At the behest of the district attorney, private detective Duncan MacLain (Kent Taylor) investigates the probability of corruption in high government circles.

Directed by Otis Garrett · Written by Edmund L. Hartmann

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