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Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 69 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Harold French
- Starring
- Robert Newton, John Salew, Merle Tottenham, Googie Withers, John Warwick, Peter Gawthorne
When struggling author Aylmer Franklyn discovers a dead body, he seizes the chance to assume a new identity. His plan unravels as he is accused of murdering a maid who worked at a nearby boarding house, pulling him into a police investigation and a desperate fight to clear his name.
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