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The Avenger is a film of genre Drama with Raymond Longford
The Avenger (1937)
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Add to a movie listThe Avenger is a 1937 Australian film directed by A. R. Harwood.
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A reformed thief marries a wealthy socialite but is haunted by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.Actors
Raymond Longford
(Warren)
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