Crime ·Comedy ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 14m

The Crooked Hearts

Director

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Rex Willoughby Rosalind Russell as Laurita Dorsey Ross Martin as Serg. Daniel Shine Michael Murphy as Frank Adamic Kent Smith as James Simpson Dick Van Patten as Edward

Crew

Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography Gene Fowler Jr. — Editor Billy Goldenberg — Original Music Composer A.J. Russell — Screenplay Colin Watson — Novel Allen S. Epstein — Producer

Synopsis

A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. This marked the TV-movie debut of both Rosalind Russell and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and was sadly also Russell's last film role.

Mood & Themes

disappearance

Key Collaborators

Jay Sandrich Director Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography Gene Fowler Jr. Editor Billy Goldenberg Original Music Composer A.J. Russell Screenplay Colin Watson Novel Allen S. Epstein Producer

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