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Tell No Tales (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language
1939 · 69 mins · English
Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Starring
Louise Platt, Melvyn Douglas, Oscar O'Shea, Hobart Cavanaugh, Joseph Crehan, Ward Wing

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.

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