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Film · 10 connectionsA struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return the money, things go wrong - and that is only the beginning of his troubles.
Directed byAnthony Mann
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1956 · 79 min · Crime · Thriller
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Same director
1947 · 92 min · Crime · Thriller
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Same director
1947 · 73 min · Crime · Thriller
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
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1947 · 99 min · Crime · Thriller
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1951 · 77 min · Crime · Thriller
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1942 · 85 min · Crime · Mystery · Thriller
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Strong story similarity
1957 · 85 min · Crime · Drama · Romance
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1953 · 80 min · Crime · Thriller
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
Strong story similarity
1947 · 99 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Strong story similarity
1958 · 99 min · Crime · Thriller
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.
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