One Big Affair

One Big Affair

1952 · 80 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Romance

Lawyer Jimmy Donovan thinks a bicycle tour through Mexico is just the thing to keep him out of trouble until his client arrives. But when school teacher Jean Harper misses her tour bus, all of a sudden Jimmy is in for much more than he bargained for.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · Written by Leo Townsend

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