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Half a Sinner 1940

Anne Gladden, a young teacher bored with life, buys clothes and seeks excitement. Her confidence leads her to flirt, and after a gangster chases her she steals his car, unaware a corpse is in the trunk. While helping a stranded man, romance sparks, but the dead body forces them to return the car while the gangster pursues them, suspecting murder.

Anne Gladden, a young teacher bored with life, buys clothes and seeks excitement. Her confidence leads her to flirt, and after a gangster chases her she steals his car, unaware a corpse is in the trunk. While helping a stranded man, romance sparks, but the dead body forces them to return the car while the gangster pursues them, suspecting murder.

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Cars Featured in Half a Sinner

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Century

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Series 355-D

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