Tight Spot

Tight Spot

#SHE: "Is that blood?" HE: "I took two bullets through the chest, ma'am. Just routine."


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1h 37m 1955 HD

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.


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