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You Can't Beat the Law

You Can't Beat the Law

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1943
1h 1m
5.4(6 votes)
Crime
Drama

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A wild playboy is framed by crooks for a robbery he didn't commit and eventually lands in prison. There he becomes pals with the prison's most hardened criminal, who plans a daring escape.

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