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A History of Violence
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Dangerous Business
Duration: 0 h 59 m | 1946
Two young lawyers open an office together. They are hired to defend a utilities magnate who claims he has been framed. He is kidnapped by a gangster, and a battle royal ensues when the lawyers try to rescue him.
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