11 Nov 1952
Kansas City Confidential
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
Top Billed Cast
三国連太郎 
中原ひとみ 春丘典子 
今井健二 
大村文武 
岩崎加根子 
浜田寅彦 Shunji Imai 増田順司 河野秋武
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