Johnny Stool Pigeon
They cracked the back of the world's blackest racket ! A cop ! A dame ! A killer !
1949 · 1h 15m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
William Castle
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Johnny Stool Pigeon
Overview
U.S. Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole.
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