[
Season 3: 1970/71 ]
Doris relocates with family
to a new apartment in San Francisco above an Italian restaurant.
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Doris
Day |
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Doris
Martin |
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Philip
Brown |
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Billy
Martin |
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Todd
Starke |
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Toby
Martin |
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Rose
Marie |
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Myrna
Gibbons |
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McLean
Stevenson |
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Michael
Nicholson |
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Paul
Smith |
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Ron
Harvey |
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Kaye
Ballard |
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Angie
Pallucci |
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Bernie
Kopell |
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Louie
Pallucci |
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Billy
DeWolfe |
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Willard
Jarvis |
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Nelson (dog) |
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Lord
Nelson |
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Voted
top female box-office movie star during the early
60’s, Doris Day’s switch to the competitive world of
television sit-com was not without its problems, but
always a survivor, she soon changed gears and
knuckled down to THE DORIS DAY SHOW. Bringing
her usual vivacity and charm to the character of
Doris Martin, a widow with two kids living with her
father on a farm, Doris’ immense popularity ensured
the necessary family audience for Season One but the
rural setting limited plot development and by Season
Two the storylines had expanded as the result of her
character becoming a secretary for the magazine
“TODAY’S WORLD” in San Francisco whilst commuting
daily from the farm.
The third Season tweaks
this formula by moving Doris with her two kids into an apartment in San
Francisco; thus anchoring the show within a city milieu which widens
script possibilities and allows the occasional romantic entanglement
with the added element of sophistication so typical of her latter-day
movies. Having the apartment rented from the owners of the Italian
restaurant located beneath, enables the introduction of mercurial Louie
and Angie Pallucci (played by Bernie Kopell and Kaye Ballard) who beyond
their brash, funny and argumentative exterior really have hearts of
gold. The two likeable and convincing kids (Philip Brown and Tod Starke)
remain within the plot on occasions and Doris’ job at the “TODAY’S
WORLD” magazine office continues interactive fun and complications with
her Editor boss, Michael Nicholson (McLean Stevenson), friend and office
colleague, Myrna Gibbons (Rose Marie) and Assistant Editor and flirt,
Ron Harvey (Paul Smith) who combine their comic foil for the
machinations of the plot. Also on board to add playful conflict for some
episodes is her new neighbour, the prim Mr Jarvis played by Billy
DeWolfe, an old supporting cast member from Day movies, LULLABY OF
BROADWAY and TEA FOR TWO, who previously appeared as a guest
in Season Two. The scripts are brisk and snappy and Doris gets to wear
some funky way-out 70’s fashions.
Episodes involving
“TODAY’S WORLD” include Doris interviewing a militant feminist writer
and also singing icon Tony Bennett (where else but in San Francisco!)
and while he sings JUST IN TIME the best moment is when he shares
his hit song in celebration of the famous city in duet with Doris! It’s
truly an unforgettable moment! A couple of episodes give Doris the
dilemma of accepting an offer to abscond to a better paid magazine job.
Further plots include a terrific Doris Day look-alike competition;
bringing screen father (Denver Pyle, who appears occasionally and also
directs a couple of episodes) to the big city for a vacation and there’s
a plot involving former farm-hand Leroy and his bid to squander a
fortune won in a rodeo. Another great moment is when Doris sings SILVER BELLS at the end of the Christmas episode.
Other guest stars include
Meredith Baxter, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson (as Doris’ cousin), John Gavin
(co-star MIDNIGHT LACE), Dick Van Patten, John McGiver, Stubby
Kaye, Ricardo Montalban and John Astin with reappearances from the two
previous seasons of Larry Storch (as the boxer, Duke Farentino), elderly
Estelle Winwood, Lew Ayres and Edward Andrews.
THE DORIS DAY SHOW -
SEASON 3 contains all 26 remastered episodes from the 1970 ]-71
season, plus a wealth of rare and new bonus features including recent
interviews with actors Bernie Kopell (Louie Pallucci) and Philip Brown
(Billy Martin) plus another bloopers reel (with Doris having great fun
between takes), outtakes of Doris' opening credits of her running down
the spiral staircase and the trailer for the forthcoming THE WINNING
TEAM plus lots more.
With her son, Terry
Melcher as Executive Producer, the series succeeds in promoting the
sunny Doris Day screen image, and fans and others will enjoy the lively
situations which occur throughout. It’s a warm-hearted show which
deserved the huge ratings it received during its USA transmission with
some UK regional TV companies also taking options to show it. Such
wholesome qualities ensures the special magic remains despite the
intervening years and simply put, this nostalgia will enthral and appeal
to everyone in the family whether young or old!
The DVD set covers
twenty-six episodes on six discs (almost 12 hours running time!) in a
slip case (unlike the US release which manages with just four). The remastering is faultless with excellent
colour definition and sound quality; the laughter track is for real and
not synchronized; and Doris’ biggest hit song, QUE SERA, SERA
(WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) tops and tails the standard quirky
cross-cut opening titles which set the scene for each episode. Available
via Sanctuary Visual Entertainment SVEDF0224 in the UK.
Review by Allen Pollock
Season 3 - Episode Guide:
"Doris
Finds An Apartment"

[ US Transmission Date: 14 September 1970 ]
Doris moves to an apartment in San Francisco over an
Italian restaurant, but her lease is cancelled the
first day.
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Guest
starring Gene
Dynarski, Jon Kowal, Alfred Daniels, Carol
Worthington, Gordon Jump, Doe Hoover
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Denver Pyle
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"The
Feminist"

[ US Transmission Date: 21 September 1970 ]
Doris is given the assignment to get the magazine
rights to a militant feminist's book when the author
refuses to deal with the men in the office.
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Guest
starring
Jason Evers, Elvia Allman, Robert Shayne, Lavina
Dawson, Ralph Montgomery |
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Written by Norman Paul, Jack Elinson |
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Directed by
Denver Pyle
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"How Can I Ignore The Man Next Door?"

[ US Transmission Date: 28 September 1970 ]
Mr.
Jarvis moves into the apartment next to Doris. Conflict is immediately generated.
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Guest
starring
Morris Erby |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Denver Pyle
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"Dinner
For One"

[ US Transmission Date: 5 October 1970 ]
Doris tries to help publicize Angie's and Louie's
restaurant in order to get some much needed
customers but her efforts almost close the place
down.
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Guest
starring
Stubby Kaye |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"Doris Leaves Today's World" (Part 1 & 2)
[
Original airdates: 12 & 19 October 1970 ]

Billionaire William Tyler returns and lures Doris
away from Today's World magazine with a large salary
and her own secretary. Doris then finds herself
travelling all over the world but worrying about
her family at home.
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Guest
starring
Lew
Ayres |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Reza Badiyi |
"The
Fashion Show"

[ US Transmission Date: 26 October 1970 ]
As
Doris models the new line of fashions in a show,
Myrna becomes an unwitting accomplice in a plot to
sabotage the designer's bid for fashion supremacy.
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Reza Badiyi |
"Lost
And Found"

[ US Transmission Date: 2 November 1970 ]
Doris and Myrna begin searching for the lost
manuscript of an article written by Ron. They then wind up
auditioning for go-go dancing jobs at a seedy night
club.
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"Duke
The Performer"

[ US Transmission Date: 9 November 1970 ]
Duke
Farentino proves to be so rotten as a nightclub
entertainer that his opening night becomes his
closing night. Doris then vows to get him in shape for
another round at it. [Doris notably sings in this
episode.]
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Guest
starring
J
Larry Storch |
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Written by Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs |
"Doris
The Spy"

[ US Transmission Date: 16 November 1970 ]
Doris is taken into custody by federal agents who
believe her to be a foreign spy.
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Guest
starring
John
McGiver, James B. Sikking, Estelle Winwood
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Reza Badiyi
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"Tony
Bennett Is Eating Here"

[ US Transmission Date: 23 November 1970 ]
Thrilled but jittery, Doris gets a chance to
interview singer Tony Bennett and unintentionally
winds up getting him hopelessly cornered by a mob of
adoring fans.
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Guest
starring
Tony
Bennett
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Reza Badiyi |
"Cousin
Charlie"

[ US Transmission Date: 30 November 1970 ]
Doris innocently transforms her cousin, a
happy-go-lucky, globetrotting vagabond, into a
nervous wreck of a businessman.
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Guest
starring
Van
Johnson
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Written by Budd Grossman |
"Love Makes The Pizza Go 'Round"

[ US Transmission Date: 7 December 1970 ]
Doris' efforts to help inject some romance into the
marriage of Angie and Louie produce a startling and
unforeseen result.
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Guest
starring
Charles Circillo, Paula Victor
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Written by Budd Grossman |
"Buck
Visit The Big City"

[ US Transmission Date: 14 December 1970 ]
Doris persuades Buck to visit her and the boys in
San Francisco for a week. She then has to figure out
some way to keep him from being bored to death.
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Guest
starring Denver Pyle, John
Gallaudet, Iris Adrian |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
"It's
Christmas Time In The City"

[ US Transmission Date: 21 December 1970 ]
Mr.
Jarvis drops a wet blanket over Doris's Christmas
party when he begins to carry out an earlier threat
to "take appropriate steps" if the party becomes too
loud.
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Guest
starring
Denver Pyle |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"Doris
Versus Pollution"

[ US Transmission Date: 28 December 1970 ]
Doris puts Colonel Fairburn on the hot seat when she
launches her own personal campaign against air
pollution.
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Guest
starring
Edward Andrews
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"The
Forward Pass"

[ US Transmission Date: 11 January 1971 ]
Ron
uses Doris for bait in an attempt to hook a swinging
quarterback for an interview.
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Guest
starring
Dick
Gautier, Tony Giorgio
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Written by Budd Grossman |
"Duke's
Girlfriend"

[ US Transmission Date: 18 January 1971 ]
Doris sets out to rescue love-smitten Duke from the
clutches of a blonde socialite whom Doris suspects
is really a gold-digging phoney.
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Guest
starring Larry Storch
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"Jarvis'
Uncle"

[ US Transmission Date: 25 January 1971 ]
Jarvis gets a visit from his uncle who, to Doris'
delight, proves to be not in the slightest like his
nephew.
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Reza Badiyi
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"Lassoin'
Leroy"

[ US Transmission Date: 1 February 1971 ]
Doris tries to save Leroy from frittering away the
small fortune he has won as a rodeo prize.
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Guest
starring
James Hampton |
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
"Colonel
Fairburn, Jr."

[ US Transmission Date: 8 February 1971 ]
Doris is caught in the middle when the
straight-laced Colonel's son turns out to be
secretly a hippie.
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Guest
starring
Edward Andrews, Larry Gelman |
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Written by Budd Grossman, Don Genson |
"Billy's
First Date"

[ US Transmission Date: 15 February 1971 ]
Billy announces that the prettiest girl in his class
has agreed to be his date for a school dance. Doris
however gets into a tiff by telephone with the girl's
widower father about which of them will act as
chaperone.
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Guest
starring
Ricardo Montalban, Alene Towne
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Reza Badiyi |
"Doris
Goes To Hollywood"

[ US Transmission Date: 22 February 1971 ]
Doris's boys enter her in a
"Doris Day" Look-Alike Contest without her knowledge.
When she wins she is however
uninterested in visiting Hollywood to collect her
prize: a lunch with Miss Day.
[In
addition to her regular role, Doris Day makes an
appearance as herself in this episode.]
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Guest starring Henry Fonda, Oscar Beregi,
Joey Forman, William Tregoe, Bill
Martel, Ralph Montgomery, Eddie Baker
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul,
Don Genson |
"Skiing
Anyone?"

[ US Transmission Date: 1 March 1971 ]
A
charming physician takes a powerful fancy to Doris
after they meet at a swanky ski resort.
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Guest
starring
John
Gavin
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Written by Jack Elinson, Norman Paul |
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Directed by
Reza Badiyi |
"The
Father-Son Weekend"

[ US Transmission Date: 8 March 1971 ]
Doris refuses to let her gender discourage her
from escorting Toby on a YMCA father-son weekend
campout.
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Guest
starring John
Astin, John Lupton, Richard Steele, Ted Foulkes, H.M.
Wynant |
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Written by Budd Grossman |
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Directed by Reza Badiyi
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"Young
Love"

[ US Transmission Date: 15 March 1971 ]
Doris' young niece pays a middle-of-the-night visit
to seek her advice on how to patch up her marriage
as her college-student
husband can't stand the thought of becoming a father.
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Guest
starring
Meredith Baxter, Michael Bums, Brenda Sykes, Bobby
Griffin, Abbi Henderson |
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Written by Bob Sand, Bruce Bilson |
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Unsold pilot for
spin-off series starring Meredith
Baxter |
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Production Credits: |
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Executive Producer
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Doris
Day |
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Producer |
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Richard Dorso |
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Producer
|
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Jack
Elinson |
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Producer
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Edward
H. Feldman |
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Executive
Producer |
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Don
Genson |
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Associate
Producer |
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Jerry London |
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Executive
Producer |
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Terry
Melcher |
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Producer
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Norman
Paul |
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Producer |
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Bob Sweeney |
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Associate
Producer |
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George
Turpin |
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Theme
Song |
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Que Sera, Sera

by Jay
Livingston & Ray Evans |
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Set Decorator
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James Hassinger |
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Makeup
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Harry Maret
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Hair Stylist
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Barbara Lampson
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Miss Day's Costimer |
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Connie Edney |
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Women's Costumer |
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Joy Tierney |
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Men's Costumer |
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Leonard F. Mann |
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Propmaker
foreman |
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Lloyd
R. Apperson |
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Sound
editor |
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Jim
Bullock |
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