Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

EVERY LIP SEALED BY SILENCE!

1942 · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime, Drama

A journalist finds out, that a plantation owner he meets is a gangster the police is looking for, who has changed his face with plastic surgery.

Directed by John Rawlins · Written by Roy Chanslor

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