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Guilty Bystander (1950) on Netflix

Approved19501h 31mCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Max Thursday, an alcoholic ex-cop turned house detective at a rundown hotel, learns from his ex-wife Georgia that their son has been kidnapped. She has been warned off the police.

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Plot summary

Georgia Thursday comes to a run-down residence hotel in New York City looking for her ex-husband, Max Thursday, the alcoholic former police officer who works there as house detective. She tells him their young son Jeff has been kidnapped, and that Jeff was last seen with Fred Mace, her brother, who is missing as well. Georgia has kept the police out of it because Dr. Elder, a business acquaintance of her brother, warned her against reporting the crime. Max sobers up and goes to see Elder, who meets him with a gun drawn. The doctor drugs Max, knocks him out, and leaves him in the street.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Guilty Bystander (1950)

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  • Guilty Bystander, the 1950 crime drama, marked the last screen appearance for two character actors, Mary Boland and J. Edward Bromberg.

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