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Criminal Court is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Wise released in USA on 20 november 1946 with Tom Conway
Criminal Court (1946)
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Add to a movie listCriminal Court is a 1946 crime drama directed by Robert Wise. It stars Tom Conway and Martha O'Driscoll.
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Hotshot lawyer Steve Barnes is a candidate to be district attorney. His girlfriend Georgia Gale has a job singing for nightclub owner Vic Wright, a gangster who works for the mob boss, Marquette.Actors
Tom Conway
(Steve Barnes)
Martha O' Driscoll
(Georgia Gale)
June Clayworth
(Joan Mason)
Robert Armstrong
(Vic Wright)
Addison Richards
(District Attorney Gordon)
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