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The System is a american film of genre Noir directed by Lewis Seiler released in USA on 18 april 1953 with Frank Lovejoy
The System (1953)
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Add to a movie listThe System is a 1953 American crime film noir directed by Lewis Seiler, and starring Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon and Robert Arthur.
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An honest bookmaker discovers the hard way that his line of work is a lot more dangerous that he first thought.Actors
Frank Lovejoy
(John E. 'Johnny' Merrick)
Joan Weldon
(Felice Stuart)
Paul Picerni
(David Wiley)
Robert Arthur
(Rex Merrick)
Don Beddoe
(Jerry Allen)
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