Blind Alley
STAND IN HIS WAY..AND DIE!
1939 · 1h 9m · Approved
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Charles Vidor
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Blind Alley
Overview
A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.
Director and cast
- Charles Vidor Director
- Chester Morris as Hal Wilson
- Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Shelby
- Ann Dvorak as Mary
- Joan Perry as Linda Curtis
- Melville Cooper as George Curtis
- Rose Stradner as Doris Shelby
- John Eldredge as Dick Holbrook (as John Eldridge)
- Ann Doran as Agnes
- Marc Lawrence as Buck
- Stanley Brown as Fred Landis
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