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Please Stand by for Murder
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Please Stand by for Murder

1975-03-10 · 73 min · Not rated

TV Movie · Drama · Mystery

The wife of a TV executive thinks she might have committed a murder and is tormented by a stalker while locked inside an empty TV station.

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ABC
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United States of America
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Shirley KnightShirley Knight
Martine BeswickMartine BeswickLinda
Ivy JonesIvy JonesDarby
Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasWard
Jim BolesJim BolesAnnouncer
Paul CavonisDr. Gruskoff
Ben AndrewsJeff
Roger SchusterBuck

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