17 Sep 1976
The Front
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
The Iced Bullet
A "scientific detective" story about the attempted murder of a wealthy New Yorker in his mountain lodge is framed with a satire of Hollywood as the writer of the story comically tries to get the script read and accepted by a studio.
Top Billed Cast
William Desmond The Author / Horace Lee
Robert McKim Donald Greene
J. Barney Sherry Richard Deering
Margaret Thompson Evelyn Deering
Joseph J. Dowling The Butler
Jerome Storm Butler's Son
Louis Durham Joe
J. Frank Burke The Specialist
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