Night and the City
Jun 15 1950
•2h 35m
•Drama, Crime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
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Richard Widmark
Harry Fabian
Francis L. Sullivan
Philip Nosseross
Gene Tierney
Mary Bristol
Googie Withers
Helen Nosseross
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