Three on a Date
| Three on a Date | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Romance |
| Screenplay by | Michael Norell Stanley Ralph Ross |
| Story by | Dale McRaven From a book by Stephanie Buffington |
| Directed by | Bill Bixby |
| Starring | June Allyson Loni Anderson Ray Bolger John Byner Didi Conn Gary Crosby Geoff Edwards Carol Lawrence Meredith MacRae Rick Nelson Patrick Wayne Forbesy Russell |
| Music by | George Aliceson Tipton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ronald Jacobs Danny Thomas |
| Producers | David M. Shapiro Stephanie Buffington (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Charles W. Short |
| Editors | Michael Karr John McSweeney Jr. Tom Stevens |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | ABC Circle Films |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release |
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Three on a Date is a 1978 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Bill Bixby. This movie-of-the-week premiered on ABC on February 17, 1978.[1]
Premise[]
Four couples are winners on a dating show.
Cast[]
- June Allyson as Marge Emery
- Loni Anderson as Angela Ross
- Ray Bolger as Andrew
- John Byner as Donald Lumis
- Didi Conn as Eve Harris
- Gary Crosby as Leonard
- Geoff Edwards as Emcee
- Carol Lawrence as Joan
- Meredith MacRae as Valerie Owens
- Ricky Nelson as Bob Oakes
- Patrick Wayne as Roger Powell
- Robert Cummings as cab driver (credited as Bob Cummings)
Production[]
It was co produced by Danny Thomas.[2]
Reception[]
The Los Angeles Times called it "a distinct and pleasant surprise".[3]
References[]
- ^ The Titilating Trend in TV: Sex Makes it to Prime Time: Sex Is Busting Out All Over in Television Sex and the Television Series Farley, Ellen; KNOEDELSEDER, WILLIAM K, JR. Los Angeles Times 19 Feb 1978: q1
- ^ INSIDE TV: Wald to Join PBS in Public Affairs Los Angeles Times 20 Dec 1977: g15.
- ^ TV MOVIE REVIEW: Date Souffle a la Hawaii Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (17 Feb 1978: g27.
External links[]
- Three on a Date at IMDb
- Three on a Date at BFI
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- 1978 films
- 1978 television films
- 1970s romantic comedy films
- American films
- American television films
- American romantic comedy films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Bill Bixby
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