Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
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Directors
John Derek, Marc Lawrence
Cast
John Derek, Aldo Ray, Ursula Andress, Arthur O'Connell, Sammy Davis Jr., Keenan Wynn, Richard Jaeckel
The story
Beautiful young Marsha Wilson is married to Sam, a wealthy, jealous, much-older man. She is having an affair with the sheriff. Marsha picks up a handsome hitch-hiker one day, and brings him to husband's ranch and falls for him.
Genres
Drama, crime film, drama film
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