El asesino de Mr. Medland (1932)
Género : Crimen, Suspense
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 21M
Director : Lothar Mendes
Escritor : Ernest Vajda, Claudine West
Sinopsis
El empleado de banca William Marble está desesperado por dinero para pagar las deudas de la familia. Cuando su acaudalado sobrino les visita le pide un préstamo, pero el joven se niega. Marble decide asesinarle, y después del crimen y la riqueza obtenida el hombre se siente transformado...
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