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The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

Film / 2018

The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

Directed by Melora Walters

TV movieHistoryDrama

★ 4.9/1013 votes

This is the lurid, true story about femme fatale Dolly, her murdered husband, and her lover, Otto -- the man in the attic. In the 1930s, Dolly met and seduced her repairman Otto... but she was already married to successful business man Fred.

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Cast

Molly BurnettDolly Oesterreich Kevin FonteyneOtto Sanhuber David FierroFred Oesterreich David AlexanderHerman Shapiro Alex BallRoy Klumb Eddie DuPriestJudge Whitney ChristopherMrs. Clarkson Jeff RoseHerman Cline Tom ThonWakeman Dustin LewisZach Hallie RicardoAnnie Anne-Marie KennedyEvelyn

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David Jay SchneiderDetective Bill SouthworthHandsome Older Man Charles GreenOld Man

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