Dark Purpose(1964)
Two Great Stars in a New Picture-Of Love and Suspense!
An American woman in Italy falls in love with a man, unaware that he has an insane wife hidden in the attic.
Movie: Dark Purpose
Top 10 Billed Cast
Karen Williams
Count Paolo Barbarelli
Raymond Fontaine
Cora Barbarelli
Monique Bouvier
Gregoria
Mrs. Thompson (as Matilda Calman)
Marshal
Florist (as Luigi Visconti)
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