The Big Bluff(1955)
Revealing! Startling! Searing!
When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.
Movie: The Big Bluff
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ricardo De Villa
Valerie Bancroft
Dr. Peter Kirk
Fritzie Darvel
Marsha Jordan
Dr. Tom Harrison
Mr. Winthrop
Coroner
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When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.
Release Date
1955-06-05
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5.119
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
Revealing! Startling! Searing!
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