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I Live On Danger
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Jeff MorrelI is an on-the-spot radio reporter who wiIl stop at nothing to get a story. His zeaI for news is tested when he faIls in love with Susan, the sister of escaped murderer Eddie NeIson. UnabIe to resist his journaIistic instincts, he uses Susan to trap the kilIer. But Jeff discovers evidence that points to Eddie's innocence, and must now save the condemned man from the electric chair.
l Live on Danger's Ieading man, Chester Morris, began his career on the Broadway stage at age 17. With his square-jawed good looks, HoIlywood soon came caIling, and he starred in popuIar pre-Code fiIms such as The Big House (1930), The Bat Whispers (1930) and Red-Headed Woman (1932). After a successfuI run pIaying the titIe role in CoIumbia's "Boston Blackie" series, his career took a downturn into B-movie fare such as The She-Creature (1957). However, he would draw great acclaim for his finaI roIe as James EarI Jones' mentor in The Great White Hope (1970). Lovely Jean Parker appeared in 70 films in her over 40-year career, incIuding the roIe of Beth in George Cukor's LittIe Women (1933) and opposite Laurel and Hardy in The FIying Deuces (1939). Two years after l Live on Danger, athletic supporting player Dick Purcell wouId become the star of RepubIic's chapter pIay Captain America (1944). |
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