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THE WRONG DAME

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Time 4h 47m

detective francisco noir san-francisco

"You dames are all alike. You make a man all crazy and mixed up inside......Well, I'm no sap!"

A beautiful woman. A private detective.An innocent girl all come together in this exciting tale of love, betrayal and murder.

Walk the streets of 1940's San Francisco with private cop Wesley Collins and he tracks down a killer. All the while trying hard not to fall for......THE WRONG DAME.All Rights Reserved

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THE WRONG DAME
Fri, Apr 11, 2014

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