They Made Me a Killer (1946)
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Directors
William C. Thomas
Cast
Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Byron Barr, Elisabeth Risdon, Frank Albertson
The story
After his brother is killed in an accident, Tom Durling quits his job and drives across country. He gives an attractive girl a ride and is subsequently forced at gun point to be the driver in a bank robbery. During the crime another innocent man, Steve Reynolds, is involved and killed in the escape.
Genres
Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir
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