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Loan Shark is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 23 may 1952 with George Raft

Loan Shark (1952)

Loan Shark
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Released in USA 23 may 1952
Length 1h19
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating63% 3.192383.192383.192383.192383.19238

This article is about the 1952 film. For the 1999 film, see Loanshark (film).

Loan Shark is a 1952 film noir directed by Seymour Friedman and starring George Raft, Dorothy Hart and Paul Stewart.

Synopsis

An ex-con avenges his brother's death by infiltrating vicious loan rackets.

Actors

George Raft

(Joe Gargen)
Dorothy Hart

(Ann Nelson)
Paul Stewart

(Lou Donelli)
John Hoyt

(Vince Phillips)
Helen Westcott

(Martha Gargen Haines)
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