Invitation

Invitation

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1952-01-29
Duration:84 min
Director:Gottfried Reinhardt
Actors:Van Johnson, Dorothy McGuire, Ruth Roman, Louis Calhern, Ray Collins
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.

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