The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild

NR 1944 · 77 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Romance

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.

Directed by Ralph Murphy · Written by Bernard B. Roth

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