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The Man in the Trunk is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Malcolm St. Clair released in USA on 19 september 1942 with Lynne Roberts

The Man in the Trunk (1942)

The Man in the Trunk
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Released in USA 19 september 1942
Length 1h11
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Crime
Rating64% 3.23113.23113.23113.23113.2311

The Man in the Trunk is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Larkin. The film stars Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish, Dorothy Peterson and Eily Malyon. The film was released on September 18, 1942, by 20th Century Fox.

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