Death by Design

Death by Design

0.0IMDb Score
Released:1943-01-23
Duration:18 min
Director:Germain Burger
Actors:Barbara James, John Longden, Wally Patch, Leonard Sharp
Production:Guild Films

Overview:

Dastardly deeds are afoot in a smog of pipe smoke when a man is found dead - is it cyanide poisoning or smoke inhalation?

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