The Day the Women Got Even(1980)
Four suburban housewives, with a love for the theater, set out to foil an unscrupulous talent agent who has threatened to blackmail another woman to the point of an attempted suicide.
Movie: The Day the Women Got Even
Top 10 Billed Cast
Evelyn Michaels
Kathy Scott
Mary Jo Alfieri
Dee Dee Fields
Lisa Harris
Pancho Diaz
Marder
Dr. Bill Scott
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