The Female Instinct

The Female Instinct

NR 1972 · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie

A spinster and her widowed sister, both authors of murder mystery novels, try to track down the killer of a former movie star. Pilot to TV series The Snoop Sisters.

Directed by Leonard B. Stern · Written by Leonard B. Stern

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