The Gazebo

The Gazebo

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1960-01-15
Duration:100 min
Director:George Marshall
Actors:Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, John McGiver, Doro Merande, Mabel Albertson
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avon Productions

Overview:

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

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