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Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Dec 17, 1996 | IMDB 0

50 min Watch Now

Documentary

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and television's most enduring stars.

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Fred MacMurray, Edward Dmytryk, Beverly Garland, June Haver, Jack Lemmon, Stanley Livingston, A.C. Lyles, Nancy Olson, Billy Wilder

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