Review of Lifeboat (1944) by Jay N — 09 Mar 2007

Excellent movie. The great Tallulah Bankhead is absolutely wonderful in this movie.

This review of Lifeboat (1944) was written by Jay N on 09 Mar 2007.

Lifeboat has generally received very positive reviews.

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