Roaring City

Roaring City

5.1IMDb Score
Released:1951-05-04
Duration:59 min
Director:William Berke
Actors:Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, Richard Travis, Joan Valerie, Wanda McKay
Production:Spartan Productions

Overview:

A San Francisco private eye finds himself under suspicion while investigating a prizefighter's murder.

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