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Cool It Baby (1967)
A sleazy couple tricks young, gullible women into making "smut" movies, then blackmails them into becoming members of their club.
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A sleazy couple tricks young, gullible women into making "smut" movies, then blackmails them into becoming members of their club.
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Genre:Drama
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In Theaters:5/4/1967
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Runtime:75 minutes
Studio:Cam-Scope Pictures, Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)
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