Defenders of the Law
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1931 · 1h 4m · Passed
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Joseph Levering
Overview
A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather evidence against the hoodlums - except the police keep telling the wrong person what they are up to.
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