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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

5.319681h 29mMovieComedy

When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter.

DirectorHy Averback
WritersEverett Freeman·Karl Tunberg

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Cast · Directed by Hy Averback

DDDoris Day
Doris Day
Margaret Garrison
TTerry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
Ladislaus
POPatrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal
Peter Garrison
LALola Albright
Lola Albright
Roberta Lane
SASteve Allen
Steve Allen
Radio Announcer
JBJim Backus
Jim Backus
Tru-Blue Lou
RMRobert Morse
Robert Morse
Waldo
MFMorgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Grand Central Commuter
BBBen Blue
Ben Blue
Man with a Razor
PPPat Paulsen
Pat Paulsen
Conductor
HHHarry Hickox
Harry Hickox
Detective Captain Percy Watson
PBParley Baer
Parley Baer
Dr. Dudley Caldwell

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