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I Take This Oath is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Newfield released in USA on 20 may 1940 with Gordon Jones

I Take This Oath (1940)

I Take This Oath
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Released in USA 20 may 1940
Length 1h4
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating51% 2.586742.586742.586742.586742.58674

I Take This Oath is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield, under the pseudonym of Sherman Scott. Featuring Gordon Jones and Joyce Compton, it was the first release by Producers Releasing Corporation.

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Police officer Mike Hanagan (Robert Homans) attempts to expose a fraudulent official who works with a gang of racketeers, but the official has Hanagan murdered. Hanagan's son Steve (Gordon Jones) decides to avenge his father, and at the suggestion of his girlfriend Betty Casey (Joyce Compton) he joins the police force.

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