Dark City

Dark City

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1950-10-17
Genre:Drama, Thriller, Crime
Duration:98 min
Country:United States of America
Director:William Dieterle
Actors:Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore
Production:Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

Overview:

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

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