You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
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Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Robert Buckner, Don Ryan, Kenneth Gamet
In Theaters:5/20/1939
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
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