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Lakeshore Classic Movies
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
Season 2023
Episode 128
Orson Welles directs and stars as the title character, a reclusive tycoon who claims to be suffering from amnesia. Arkadin hires a shady American to investigate his past, leading down a twisted path of deception and death.
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