The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Susan Silver |
Directed by | Jerry Paris |
Starring | Bill Bixby Paula Prentiss Myrna Loy |
Music by | Dick DeBenedictis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | George Eckstein |
Production locations | Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California |
Cinematography | |
Editors | Aaron Stell |
Running time | 73 minutes |
Production company | Universal Television |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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The Couple Takes a Wife is a 1972 American TV film. It was directed by Jerry Paris.[1]
Plot[]
A married couple who both work get in a woman, Jennifer, to work as a housekeeper.
Cast[]
- Bill Bixby as Jeff Hamilton
- Paula Prentiss as Barbara Hamilton
- Myrna Loy as Mother
- Robert Goulet as Randy Perkins
- Nanette Fabray as Marion Randolph
- Larry Storch as David
- Valerie Perrine as Jennifer Allen
Reception[]
The show aired in December 1972. It was the 17th highest rated program of the week with ratings of 24.2 and a share of 37.[2]
The New York Times thought it had some "genuine charm" but was "done in by the last half hour."[3] The Los Angeles Times called it "slick, sophisticated."[4]
References[]
- ^ Wanted: A Reliable Rabbit for Paula Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 10 Oct 1972: d11
- ^ HOLIDAY SPECIALS AT TOP OF NEW NIELSENS Los Angeles Times 22 Dec 1972: d24.
- ^ TV: Young Marrieds: 'Couple Takes a Wife,' Movie on A.B.C., Has Charm Here and There Thompson, Howard. New York Times 5 Dec 1972: 95.
- ^ TV REVIEW: Menage a Trois vs. Traditional Marriage Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 5 Dec 1972: c19.
External links[]
- The Couple Takes a Wife at IMDb
- The Couple Takes a Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- The Couple Takes a Wife at the British Film Institute
Categories:
- 1972 films
- 1972 television films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- Films directed by Jerry Paris
- 1970s English-language films
- American television film stubs