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Behind City Lights

7.019451h 8mMovieRomanceCrimeDrama

This Republic programmer stars Lynne Roberts as a country gal who is slickered by a couple of city-fied jewel thieves, played by Peter Cookson and Jerome Cowan. Roberts is set up for a patsy by these two rogues, and nearly ends up in jail-and later on, narrowly escapes being rubbed out by gangsters.

DirectorJohn English
WriterRichard Weil

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Cast · Directed by John English

LRLynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
Jean Lowell
PCPeter Cookson
Peter Cookson
Lance Marlow
JC
Jerome Cowan
Perry Borden
EDEsther Dale
Esther Dale
Sarah Lowell
WTWilliam Terry
William Terry
Ben Coleman
VKVictor Kilian
Victor Kilian
Daniel Lowell
MOMoroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen
Curtis Holbrook
WFWilliam Forrest
William Forrest
Detective Peterson
EVEmmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Jones
JG
Joseph J. Greene
Gabriel 'Gab' Carson
FSFrank J. Scannell
Frank J. Scannell
Charles Matthews
TLTom London
Tom London
Andrew Coleman

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