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Toys in the Attic (1963)

Toys in the Attic (1963)

Drama

Toys in the Attic Plays With Fire!

Release Date: 1963, July 31
Directors: George Roy Hill
Countries: United States of America
Production: Meadway-Claude Productions Company, Meadway-Claude Productions Company, The Mirisch Company, The Mirisch Company
Cast: Nan Martin, Gene Tierney, Wendy Hiller, Frank Silvera, Dean Martin, Larry Gates, Geraldine Page, Charles Lampkin, Yvette Mimieux

Overview:

Julian Berniers returns from Illinois with his young bride Lily Prine to the family in New Orleans. His spinster sisters Carrie and Anna welcome the couple, who arrive with expensive gifts. The sisters hope Julian will help with their expenses, and he tells them that while his profitable factory went out of business, he did manage to save money. It turns out that Julian pulled off a real estate scam and took off with the money. Carrie is obsessed with her brother. Her jealousy of Lily pushes her to discover the shady land deal for herself and she does everything she can to wreck their marriage.

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