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A House Is Not a Home(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-08-12
48%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
No One Knew Her Business Better Than Polly Adler!
Overview:
Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.
Languages: English.
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Movie: A House Is Not a Home
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shelley Winters
Polly Adler
Robert Taylor
Frank Costigan
Cesar Romero
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Ralph Taeger
Casey Booth
Kaye Ballard
Sidonia
Broderick Crawford
Harrigan
Mickey Shaughnessy
Police Sergeant John Riordan
Lisa Seagram
Madge Donnelly
Meri Welles
Lorraine Sitka
Jesse White
Rafferty
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