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The Gingerbread Man
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When lawyer Rick Magruder learns his one-night-stand lover's nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.
When lawyer Rick Magruder learns his one-night-stand lover's nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.
Actors:
Richie Dye,
William Thorp,
Julia Ryder Perce,
Michelle Benjamin Cooper,
Christine Seabrook,
Scott Troughton,
Lydia Marlene,
Beth Eckard,
Jim Grimshaw,
Bob Minor,
David Hirsberg
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Richie Dye
12 September 1957, Dallas, Texas, USA
William Thorp
Julia Ryder Perce
Michelle Benjamin Cooper
Christine Seabrook
Scott Troughton
Lydia Marlene
Beth Eckard
Jim Grimshaw
Bob Minor
1 January 1944, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
David Hirsberg
Genre:
Thriller
Country:
United States
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