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The Secret Cinema
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Title: The Secret Cinema

Release Date: 8 Mar 1967

Runtime: 27m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Hacienda-Tropicana-Madness

Production Companies: Hacienda-Tropicana-Madness

Overview: Welcome to the Secret Cinema, now featuring a series of films on the real-life misadventures of Jane, a New York City office secretary. See Jane being sexually harassed by her boss, Mr. Troppogrosso. See Jane get dumped by her boyfriend, Dick. See Jane humiliated in lots of ways. And here's the kicker: Jane doesn't know that her life is being filmed, or that she's being set up by some of the people closest to her. But she's starting to have her suspicions.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.6 (17 votes)

Cast

  • Jane: Amy Vane
  • Mr. Troppogrosso: Gordon Felio
  • Helen: Connie Ellison
  • Dick: Philip Carlson
  • Jane's Mother: Estelle Omens
  • Psychiatrist: Barry Dennen
  • First Secretary: Mara Lepmanis
  • Second Secretary: Camille Fife
  • Waitress / Ticket Seller / Nurse: Mimi Randolph
  • Disc Jockey (voice): Glenn Johnson
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