Mesmerized
Nov 18, 1985 | IMDB 4.7
97 min Watch NowDrama
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
Drama
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.
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