Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

★ 5.9IMDb Score
Released:1951-03-30
Duration:74 min
Director:Tay Garnett
Actors:Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling, Margalo Gillmore, Brad Morrow
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.

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