Buy Me That Town

Buy Me That Town

Brand new excitement as a brand new racket racket says

NR 1941 · 70 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Comedy

A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as big city hoods, buy the town to use as a hideout. The leader of the gang begins to have a change of heart after he begins falling for a local girl.

Directed by Eugene Forde · Written by Murray Boltinoff

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