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348:John Roche
336:John Loder
205:92 minutes
189:1929-09-14
154:Production
137:Ira Morgan
95:1929 story
67:Written by
1276:Whirlpool
1220:Notorious
1172:Comrade X
1124:Gunga Din
906:Ben Hecht
462:Movie Age
458:Photoplay
447:Reception
406:Ben Hecht
143:Edited by
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1028:Scarface
857:AllMovie
508:See also
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218:Language
112:Starring
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480:Variety
425:Release
221:English
210:Country
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