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There Was a Crooked Man

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When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1960-08-31

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Stuart Burge

Writer: Reuben Ship

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: There Was a Crooked Man

Production Companies: Knightsbridge Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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