Girl on the Run (1958)

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A Hollywood private eye (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) seeks a singer being stalked by a hired killer.
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Oct 10, 1958
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A Hollywood private eye (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) seeks a singer being stalked by a hired killer.

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