Murder at Covent Garden

Murder at Covent Garden

1932 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime

A detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder of a night club owner.

Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott · Written by H. Fowler Mear

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