Unsavory Characters

A writer gets involved with the wife of a nightclub owner. Crime drama by Richard W. Haines

Cast

Jacqueline Bowman

as Kristen Bennett / Madeline

Eric Leffler

as Archer Royce / Nick Slade

Anthony Peraticos

as Kyle Bennett / Leer

Michael Masucci

as Slim

Stan Carp

as Madigan

Corey Allen Kotler

as Boone

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