Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

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"A DYNAMIC DRAMA OF THE DARK, LURKING SHADOWS JUST BEYOND THE BRILLANCE OF THE BROADWAY LIGHTS."

1936

1h 4m

4.9(8 votes)

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Overview

After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Molly Fitzgerald

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Terry Mulvaney

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Flash Ackroyd

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Pearson

Warner Richmond

Warner Richmond

Diamond Dutch

John St. Polis

John St. Polis

Mr. Abrams

Kathryn Sheldon

Kathryn Sheldon

Aunt Mary Tibbett

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Police Captain Symonds

Jack Gardner

Henchman Spike

Al Thompson

Al Thompson

Sparring Partner Al

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Lamont
Written by: Ewart Adamson
Produced by: George R. Batcheller

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