This Side of the Law
1950 · 1h 14m · Crime · United States of America
Trapped! Tricked! and Treacherous!
A man - trapped in a cistern - reflects on the dark events that lead to his lonely entrapment. Told in flashback, we witness his chance encounter with a nefarious lawyer who persuades him to impersonate a wealthy man who went missing 7 years ago.
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crooked lawyerdouble crossfilm noirflashbackguard dogimpersonation fraudimpersonatortold in flashbacktrappedtrapped in a welltrapped underground
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