Desperate

Desperate

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:1947-06-20
Duration:73 min
Director:Anthony Mann
Actors:Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee
Production:RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

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