In this crime drama, the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old hermit who lived on the fringe of town.
They Asked For It is of 1 hour(s) and 5 minute(s). It is Produced By: Universal Pictures. It was released on 1939-05-20. It has the tagline: They prayed for a murder...and got more than they bargained for! It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
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