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Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace
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1960
1h 48m
6.6(130 votes)
Mystery
Thriller

Overview

Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

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Universal International Pictures

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