Three for Jamie Dawn

Three for Jamie Dawn

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1956-07-08
Genre:Crime
Duration:81 min
Director:Thomas Carr
Actors:Laraine Day, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Carlson, June Havoc, Maria Palmer
Production:Allied Artists Pictures

Overview:

Three jurors are ripe for bribery by the lawyer of a playgirl up for murder.

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