What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Jun 01 1963
•0h 10m
•Comedy
A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible.
Cast
See allZeph Michelis
Harry
Mimi Stark
Wife
Fred Sica
Friend
Sarah Braveman
Therapist
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