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During a campaign for reelection, the crooked politician Paul Madvig decides to clean up his past, refusing the support of the gangster Nick Varna and associates with the respectable reformist politician Ralph Henry. When Ralph's son, Taylor Henry, a gambler and the lover of Paul's sister Opal, is murdered, Paul's right arm, Ed Beaumont, finds his body on the street. Nick uses the financial situation of The Observer to force the publisher Clyde Matthews...
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Andre Morestan is the owner of a bicycle shop in Paris, serving jury duty for the first time. When Natalie Roguin, a homeless girl accused of murder, is found innocent, Andre feels sorry and invites her into his home. Andre's son, Pierre, immediately becomes smitten with Natalie and starts committing small crimes to aid in the couple₂s engagement, causing Andre to wonder if Natalie isn't all that innocent in the first place.
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Johnny O'Clock: "Johnny O'Clock ... is a junior partner is a posh casino with Guido Marchettis ... but is senior in the eyes of Nelle, Guido's wife and Johnny's ex. This love triangle leads to a web of complications, leaving Police Inspector Koch ... to unravel the threads of deceit and a murdered casino employee's sister ... to tug on Johnny's heartstrings"--Container.
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