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Guilty Bystander is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 20 april 1950 with Zachary Scott
Guilty Bystander (1950)
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Add to a movie listGuilty Bystander is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Lerner, and starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. The film marked the last motion picture screen appearances for character actors Mary Boland and J. Edward Bromberg.
Synopsis
Max Thursday is an alcoholic ex-cop. The only job he can find is as a house detective at his pal Smitty's hotel.Actors
Zachary Scott
(Max Thursday)
Faye Emerson
(Georgia)
Mary Boland
(Smitty)
Sam Levene
(Captain Tonetti)
J. Edward Bromberg
(Varkas)
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