Please Call It Murder

Please Call It Murder

NR 1975 · 73 min · ★ 9.0 · TV Movie, Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife of an executive finds her husband shot to death and destroys his suicide note in order to claim his insurance.

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by Matthew N. Herman

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