Witness in the Dark

Witness in the Dark

1959 · 62 min · ★ 7.0 · Thriller

A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.

Directed by Wolf Rilla · Written by John Lemont

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