The Gentleman from Nowhere
SEEKING VENGEANCE...WOULD HE FIND LOVE...or MURDER?
NR 1948 · 65 min · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.
Directed by William Castle · Written by Edward Anhalt
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Warner Baxter Earl Donovan / Robert Ashton -
Fay Baker Catherine Ashton -
Luis van Rooten F.B. Barton -
Charles Lane Fenmore -
Wilton Graff Larry Hendricks -
Grandon Rhodes Edward Dixon -
Noel Madison Vincent Sawyer -
William Forrest Henry Thompson -
Don Haggerty Bill Cook -
John Hamilton Judge -
Victoria Horne Miss Keams -
Pierre Watkin Hoffman
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