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711 Ocean Drive is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joseph M. Newman released in USA on 1 july 1950 with Edmond O'Brien
711 Ocean Drive (1950)
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Add to a movie list711 Ocean Drive is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman. The drama features Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger.
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Knowing how much telephone repairman Mal Granger (Edmond O'Brien) likes to bet on the horses, small-time bookmaker Chippie Evans (Sammy White) proposes a scheme in which Granger's technical expertise would provide gangster Vince Walters (Barry Kelley) with race results in advance.Actors
Edmond O'Brien
(Mal Granger)
Joanne Dru
(Gail Mason)
Otto Kruger
(Carl Stephans)
Barry Kelley
(Vince Walters)
Dorothy Patrick
(Trudy Maxwell)
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