Dead Men Are Dangerous

Year: 1939

Runtime: 69 mins

Language: English

Director: Harold French

Crime

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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