Secrets of Three Hungry Wives(1978)
Mark Powers gave every woman a reason to kill him. Finally, someone did!
When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, best friends, whom he had tried to play against each other in a game of divide and conquer.
Movie: Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christina Wood
Karen McClure
Vicki Wood
Lynn Briskin
Mark Powers
Bill McClure
Det. Insp. George Dunbar
Harry Briskin
Myrtle Hollander
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When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, best friends, whom he had tried to play against each other in a game of divide and conquer.
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1978-10-09
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5.2
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Mark Powers gave every woman a reason to kill him. Finally, someone did!
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