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L’Affaire Bette Davis
There is joy for sadists in
The Bride Came C. O. D.
, as she shoves James Cagney into a cactus plant
June
1
1941
DONALD HOUGH
L’Affaire Bette Davis
DONALD HOUGH
June
1
1941
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ARTICLE
L’Affaire Bette Davis
There is joy for sadists in
The Bride Came C. O. D.
, as she shoves James Cagney into a cactus plant
June
1
1941
DONALD HOUGH
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