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East of the River is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alfred E. Green released in USA on 9 november 1940 with John Garfield
East of the River (1940)
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Add to a movie listEast of the River is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr.. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1940.
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Un jeune gangster et son frère, qui lui est honnête, tombent tous les deux amoureux de la même femme.Actors
John Garfield
(Joseph Enrico 'Joe' Lorenzo)
Brenda Marshall
(Laurie Romayne)
Marjorie Rambeau
(Mama Teresa Lorenzo)
George Tobias
(Tony Scaduto)
William Lundigan
(Nicholas Antonio 'Nick' Lorenzo)
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