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The Arnelo Affair is a american film of genre Drama directed by Arch Oboler released in USA on 13 february 1947 with John Hodiak
The Arnelo Affair (1947)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 13 february 1947
Length 1h26
Directed by Arch Oboler
OriginUSA
Themes Films about sexuality
Rating58%
The Arnelo Affair is a 1947 American dramatic film co-written and directed by Arch Oboler and featuring John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford and Dean Stockwell.
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A lawyer's wife (Frances Gifford) begins an affair with a nightclub owner Tony Arnelo (John Hodiak). Soon her compact is found near the body of Arnelo's other girlfriend, and she finds herself blackmailed and implicated in murder.Actors
John Hodiak
(Tony Arnelo)
George Murphy
(Theodore 'Ted' Parkson)
Barbara Billingsley
Frances Gifford
(Anne Parkson)
Dean Stockwell
(Ricky Parkson)
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