Five Dolls for an August Moon
★ 5.7 · 1970 · 82m · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
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