Crossroads

Crossroads

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1942-07-23
Duration:83 min
Director:Jack Conway
Actors:William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone, Margaret Wycherly
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.

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