Lonely Wives

Lonely Wives

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NR 1931 · 85 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy

A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line. When an actor-impersonator comes to see him, the two switch lives.

Directed by Russell Mack · Written by Walter DeLeon

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