Strictly in the Groove

Strictly in the Groove

SADDLE UP AND RIDE...with these jive-jammin' bands...hot-beat tunes and Bar-B-Cuties

NR 1942 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

College student, cattle baron, confused love story.

Directed by Vernon Keays · Written by Kenneth Higgins

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