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Wiretapper is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 august 1955 with Bill Williams
Wiretapper (1955)
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Add to a movie listWiretapper is a 1955 crime action biopic directed by Dick Ross, written by John O'Dea, starring Bill Williams, Georgia Lee and Douglas Kennedy. The scenario of the film was based on a true story of Jim Vaus Jr.
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Jim Vaus returns from the war and marries Alice. He struggles to make a living. He was hired by Charles Rumsden to fix a doorbell, and realizes that his client is a mob boss. Alice discovers the source of Jim's income and their relationship was expired and strained to the breaking point. She forces Jim to attend a Billy Graham's Los Angeles Crusade, in her attempt to save their marriage and Jim's soul.Actors
Bill Williams
(James Arthur Vaus, Jr.)
Douglas Kennedy
(Charles Rumsden)
Stanley Clements
(Tony)
Ric Roman
(Nick Castro)
Richard Benedict
(Romato)
Paul Picerni
(Herbie)
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