70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

First Football Murder Mystery!

NR 1932 · 71 min · ★ 5.7 · Mystery

College football player is asked to dope a star teammate by his crooked gambler brother. He refuses, but they player is doped anyway and collapses and dies. A detective has the whole game re-enacted to find important clues.

Directed by Ralph Murphy · Written by Garrett Fort

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