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Dial 999

1955 · 1h 26m · Mystery, Thriller · United Kingdom

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for the murder. The wife and her brother hide him and try to find out who the real killer was. The more they investigate, the more holes they begin to find in the husband's story.

Written & directed by
Montgomery Tully
Based on the novel by
Bruce Graeme
Starring
Gene Nelson, Mona Freeman, John Bentley, Michael Goodliffe
5.9Smart score

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