The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall

Booze-Blondes-Bullets. The direct trail to skid row !

NR 1947 · 72 min · ★ 6.0 · Crime

A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.

Directed by Eugene Forde · Written by Arnold Belgard

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