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83:W.R. Burnett
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1166:High Sierra
1075:Spendthrift
765:I'll Say So
741:On the Jump
685:The Serpent
638:Raoul Walsh
482:Film portal
458:High Sierra
399:John Archer
375:Joel McCrea
296:High Sierra
284:High Sierra
264:Joel McCrea
260:Raoul Walsh
240:$ 2,694,000
232:$ 1,224,000
106:Joel McCrea
89:Produced by
76:High Sierra
45:Raoul Walsh
41:Directed by
1539:1949 films
1533:Categories
1425:Battle Cry
1393:Sea Devils
1318:White Heat
1019:The Bowery
773:Evangeline
496:References
393:Henry Hull
301:Ida Lupino
280:John Twist
237:Box office
208:94 minutes
195: (USA)
191:1949-06-11
156:Production
139:Owen Marks
79:1940 novel
63:John Twist
1574:Film noir
987:Wild Girl
661:Peer Gynt
442:Reception
429:Ian Wolfe
299:starring
256:film noir
135:Edited by
1409:Gun Fury
1278:Cheyenne
1182:Manpower
1099:O.H.M.S.
808:The Oath
709:Betrayed
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