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Murder in the Air is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lewis Seiler released in USA on 1 june 1940 with Ronald Reagan
Murder in the Air (1940)
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Add to a movie listMurder in the Air is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Robert Warwick and Victor Zimmerman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 1, 1940.
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Sur le cadavre d'un clochard, une ceinture avec 50000 $ est retrouvée.Actors
Ronald Reagan
(Brass Bancroft)
John Litel
(Saxby)
Lya Lys
(Hilda Riker)
James Stephenson
(Joe Garvey)
Frank Wilcox
(Jerry)
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