Counter-Investigation

Counter-Investigation

1930 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Crime

Undercover police officer Dan Hogan infiltrates a ruthless gangster mob. Hogan’s main objective is to identify the real criminals responsible for the murder of his younger brother. Along the way, he teams up with a woman named Nora Brady, whose own brother was falsely convicted of the same murder.

Directed by John Daumery · Written by André Chotin

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