18 Jan 1985
Blood Simple
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Secrets of Chinatown
Private detective Donegal Dawn is summoned by the police commissioner to solve the reasons for a crime wave in Chinatown.
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Nick Stuart Robert Rand
Lucile Browne Zenobia
Raymond Lawrence Donegal Dawn
James Flavin Brandhma
Harry Hewitson Chan Tow Ling
James McGrath Commissioner
Reginald Hincks Dr. Franklin
John Barnard Doverscourt
Arthur Legge-Willis Yogi of Madrada
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