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The Phantom Thief is a american film of genre Drama directed by D. Ross Lederman released in USA on 2 may 1946 with Chester Morris
The Phantom Thief (1946)
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Add to a movie listThe Phantom Thief is a 1946 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman.
Actors
Chester Morris
(Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black)
Jeff Donnell
(Anne Parks Duncan)
Richard Lane
(Inspector John Farraday)
Dusty Anderson
(Sandra)
George E. Stone
(The Runt)
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