Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding

3.8IMDb Score
Released:1939-02-10
Duration:70 min
Director:Louis King
Actors:Lynne Overman, Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, William Henry, Helen Twelvetrees
Production:Paramount Pictures

Overview:

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

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