The End of the Line

The End of the Line

1957 · 63 min · ★ 6.2 · Crime, Drama

The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.

Directed by Charles Saunders · Written by Paul Erickson

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Alan Baxter Mike Selby
Barbara Shelley Liliane Crawford
Ferdy Mayne Edwards
Jennifer Jayne Anne Bruce
Arthur Gomez John Crawford
Jack Melford Inspector Gates
Geoffrey Hibbert Max Perrin
Charles Clay Henry Bruce
Marianne Brauns Sally
Sheldon Allan Barman
Harry Towb Vince
Barbara Cochran Cynthia

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