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King for a Night is a american film of genre Crime directed by Kurt Neumann released in USA on 9 december 1933 with Chester Morris

King for a Night (1933)

King for a Night
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Released in USA 9 december 1933
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Crime
Rating67% 3.3504253.3504253.3504253.3504253.350425

King for a Night is a 1933 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Chester Morris, Helen Twelvetrees and Alice White.

Actors

Chester Morris

(Bud Williams)Helen Twelvetrees

(Lillian Williams)Alice White

(Evelyn)John Miljan

(Walter Douglas)Grant Mitchell

(Rev. John Williams)
And :
Frank Albertson
George Meeker
Warren Hymer
John Sheehan
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