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Burnt Fingers
Burnt Fingers

Burnt Fingers

Genres

Mystery

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Anne Cabell, working as a dancer at a nightclub goes to confront a man who is blackmailing her friend with incriminating letters. When he is killed, she comes under suspicion of murder. However it turns out that he was a foreign spy, and she had nothing to do with his slaying.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 February 1927

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eileen Percy

Eileen Percy

Anne Cabell

Edna Murphy

Edna Murphy

Vera

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Lord Cumberly

George O'Hara

George O'Hara

Dick

Ivan Doline

Ivan Doline

Stockmar

Jane Jennings

Jane Jennings

Mrs. Cabell

J. Moy Bennett

J. Moy Bennett

Mr. Cabell

Jimmie Ward

Jimmie Ward

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