The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The screen's number one society sleuth in a crime riddle dark with mystery!

NR 1936 · 82 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Mystery

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

Directed by Stephen Roberts · Written by Anthony Veiller

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