The Lover in the Attic: A True Story (2018)
Genre : TV Movie, History, Drama
Runtime : 1H 25M
Director : Melora Walters
Synopsis
This is the lurid, true story about femme fatale Dolly, her murdered husband, and her lover, Otto -- the man in the attic. In the 1930s, Dolly met and seduced her repairman Otto... but she was already married to successful business man Fred.
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