Lonely Heart Bandits

Lonely Heart Bandits

NR 1950 · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama, Crime

Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.

Directed by George Blair · Written by Gene Lewis

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