Crossroads to Crime (1960)
£20000 is the prize and death is the price
Genre : Crime
Runtime : 57M
Director : Gerry Anderson
Writer : Alun Falconer
Synopsis
Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.
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