Two Smart People (1946)
Gun-play and heart-beats in a thrill-a-second love story !
Genre : Crime, Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 33M
Director : Jules Dassin
Writer : Ethel Hill, Leslie Charteris
Synopsis
Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.
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