Review of BUtterfield 8 (1960) by Christopher E — 02 Mar 2008

Liz got her first oscar for this! It's hard not to love this movie.

This review of BUtterfield 8 (1960) was written by Christopher E on 02 Mar 2008.

BUtterfield 8 has generally received mixed reviews.

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