About Mrs. Leslie(1954)
...and the man she never quite married
A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.
Movie: About Mrs. Leslie
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mrs. Vivien Leslie
George Leslie
Nadine Roland
Lan McKay
Harry Willey
Mr. Herbert Poole
Pixie Croffman
Mort Finley
Fred Blue
Mrs. Croffman
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