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The Crooked Hearts

7.619721h 14mMovieCrimeComedy

A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. This marked the TV-movie debut of both Rosalind Russell and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and was sadly also Russell's last film role.

DirectorJay Sandrich
WriterA.J. Russell
ProducerAllen S. Epstein

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Cast · Directed by Jay Sandrich

RRRosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Laurita Dorsey
DJDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Rex Willoughby
RMRoss Martin
Ross Martin
Daniel Shine
MMMichael Murphy
Michael Murphy
Frank Adamic
MOMaureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Lillian Stanton
KSKent Smith
Kent Smith
James Simpson
LDLiam Dunn
Liam Dunn
Writer
DPDick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
Desk Clerk
PMPenny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Waitress
BZBill Zuckert
Bill Zuckert
Security Guard
KTKenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
Fisherman
JWJason Wingreen
Jason Wingreen
Jeweler

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The Crooked Hearts — streaming FAQ

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The Crooked Hearts hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 27, 1972. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.