The Fur Coat Club

The Fur Coat Club

1973 · 18 min · Family, Crime

Two young girls with a passion for touching fur coats become locked inside a furrier's shop after hours when two burglars break in.

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver · Written by Joan Micklin Silver

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