What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971)

Directed by Curtis Harrington · Cinematography by Lucien Ballard

R101 min57 frames

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Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

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