Phantoms, Inc.
5.8
1945
0 hr 17 min
Drama
, Crime
This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.
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- Cast:
- Dorothy Adams , Morris Ankrum , Ralph Dunn , Harry Hayden , Lloyd Ingraham , Howard M. Mitchell , Frank Reicher
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