Watch the Birdie

Watch the Birdie

Clicks with the Chicks

1950 · 71 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Crime, Romance

A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.

Directed by Jack Donohue · Written by Marshall Neilan Jr.

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