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Breakdown is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 16 july 1952 with Ann Richards
Breakdown (1952)
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Add to a movie listBreakdown is a 1952 American feature film starring Ann Richards. It was her last film before she retired.
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Framed for murder, heavyweight boxer Terry Williams (Bishop) is sent to prison, but is released after a few years on good behavior. He becomes a championship contender and then, on the eve of the big fight, finds the man who can prove that he was framed for the crime for which he served time.Actors
Ann Richards
(June Hannum)
Anne Gwynne
(Candy Allen)
Sheldon Leonard
(Nick Sampson)
Wally Cassell
(Pete Sampson)
Richard Benedict
(Harry 'Punchy' Adams)
Roy Engel
(Al Bell)
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