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The Narrow Margin (1952)

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A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Fleischer
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    Det. Sgt. Walter Brown Charles McGraw
  • Profile picture of Marie Windsor
    Mrs. Frankie Neall Marie Windsor
  • Profile picture of Jacqueline White
    Ann Sinclair Jacqueline White
  • Profile picture of Queenie Leonard
    Mrs. Troll Queenie Leonard
  • Profile picture of David Clarke
    Joseph Kemp David Clarke
  • Profile picture of Peter Virgo
    Densel Peter Virgo
  • Profile picture of Don Beddoe
    Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes Don Beddoe
  • Profile picture of Paul Maxey
    Sam Jennings Paul Maxey

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