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19851h 56mMovieTV MovieDrama

Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York,…

DirectorGeorge Schaefer
WriterGeorge Schaefer
ProducersFrank von Zerneck·Robert Greenwald

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Cast · Directed by George Schaefer

NBNed Beatty
Ned Beatty
Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
SBSam Bottoms
Sam Bottoms
Patrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")
EBEileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
PMPatty McCormack
Patty McCormack
Mandy Morgan (Segment "A Good Time")
BMBurgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
RWRobert Webber
Robert Webber
Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
KW
Kenneth White
Bo Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

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