They Asked For It (1939)
• May 20th, 1939 • 1h 5min
Romance, Comedy, Crime
Overview
In this crime drama, the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old hermit who lived on the fringe of town.
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