Nov 16, 1951
86 min
Full-HD

The Unknown Man (1951)

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Walter Pidgeon

Dwight Bradley Masen

Ann Harding

Stella Masen

Barry Sullivan

Joe Bucknor

Keefe Brasselle

Rudi Wallchek

Lewis Stone

James V. Hulbrook

Eduard Franz

Andrew Jason Layford

Richard Anderson

Bob Masen

Dawn Addams

Ellie Fansworth

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