The Avenger

The Avenger

The Avenger

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The Avenger

1933

1h 19m

8.0(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him framed and sent to prison.

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14 members

Acting

Ralph Forbes

Norman Craig

Ralph Forbes

Acting

Adrienne Ames

Ruth Knowles

Adrienne Ames

Acting

Arthur Vinton

James Gordon

Arthur Vinton

Acting

Claude Gillingwater

Witt

Claude Gillingwater

Acting

Charlotte Merriam

Sally

Charlotte Merriam

Acting

J. Carrol Naish

Hanley

J. Carrol Naish

Acting

Berton Churchill

Forster

Berton Churchill

Acting

Murray Kinnell

Cormack

Murray Kinnell

Acting

Thomas E. Jackson

McCall

Thomas E. Jackson

Acting

Paul Fix

Vickers

Paul Fix

Acting

James Donlan

Durant

James Donlan

Acting

Leonard Carey

Talbot

Leonard Carey

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Boothe Howard

Ames

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Wilson Benge

Unknown Role

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