Swell Guy

Swell Guy

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1946-12-05
Genre:Drama
Duration:88 min
Director:Frank Tuttle
Actors:Ann Blyth, Sonny Tufts, Ruth Warrick, William Gargan, Mary Nash
Production:Mark Hellinger Productions, Universal Pictures

Overview:

Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature until a climatic redemption.

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