A New Leaf
Mar 11 1971
•2h 42m
•Comedy, Romance
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
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Walter Matthau
Henry Graham
Elaine May
Henrietta Lowell
Jack Weston
Andy McPherson
George Rose
Harold
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