Footsteps in the Dark
1941 · 1h 36m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · United States of America
A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.
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