Movie: The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

Top 6 Billed Cast

Molly Burnett
Molly Burnett

Dolly Oesterreich

Kevin Fonteyne
Kevin Fonteyne

Otto Sanhuber

David Fierro
David Fierro

Fred Oesterreich

David Alexander
David Alexander

Herman Shapiro

Whitney Christopher
Whitney Christopher

Mrs. Clarkson

Anne-Marie Kennedy
Anne-Marie Kennedy

Evelyn

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    The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

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    This is the lurid, true story about femme fatale Dolly, her murdered husband, and her lover, Otto -- the man in the attic. In the 1930s, Dolly met and seduced her repairman Otto... but she was already married to successful business man Fred.

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    2018-10-21

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