An elderly wholesaler will marry a girl, young enough to be his daughter, who is under the impression that he rescued her from drowning. Obviously, things get complicated when both the girl's former boyfriend and the actual rescuer show up
Kickan Karlsson
Karl-Alfred
An elderly wholesaler will marry a girl, young enough to be his daughter, who is under the impression that he rescued her from drowning. Obviously, things get complicated when both the girl's former boyfriend and the actual rescuer show up
2000-12-29
5.2
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Two Los Angeles cops go undercover to investigate the distribution of steroids to wrestlers and body builders.
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