Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)

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A district attorney uses psychology to expose a criminal gang by publicizing the prosecution of an innocent man.
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Oct 05, 1938
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A district attorney uses psychology to expose a criminal gang by publicizing the prosecution of an innocent man.

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