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The King of Marvin Gardens 1972

Runtime

103 mins

Language

English

English

Jason Staebler, a Boardwalk resident who fronts for the Atlantic City mob, is a perpetual dreamer. He persuades his brother David—a Philadelphia radio host—to fund an ambitious plan to create a tropical paradise on a Pacific island, a venture that may be another of his lofty fantasies. As the scheme progresses, unforeseen complications begin to mount.

Jason Staebler, a Boardwalk resident who fronts for the Atlantic City mob, is a perpetual dreamer. He persuades his brother David—a Philadelphia radio host—to fund an ambitious plan to create a tropical paradise on a Pacific island, a venture that may be another of his lofty fantasies. As the scheme progresses, unforeseen complications begin to mount.

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