Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (TV 1971)

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their ... See full summary »

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

John D.F. Black (teleplay), Doris Miles Disney (from the novel by)

Stars:

Helen Hayes, Vince Edwards, Myrna Loy

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helen Hayes	...	Sophie Tate Curtis
Vince Edwards	...	Mal Weston
Myrna Loy	...	Evelyn Tryon
Mildred Natwick	...	Shelby Saunders
Sylvia Sidney	...	Elizabeth Gibson
John Beradino	...	Det. Hallum
Larry D. Mann	...	Police Sergeant Lutz
Barbara Davis	...	Brenda
Paul Smith	...	Cutler
Gary Vinson	...	Jonas
Diane Shalet	...	Ruth Mellon
Nora Denney	...	Trudy (as Dodo Denney)
Patrecia Wynand	...	Hostess
Leonidas Ossetynski	...	Florist
John Mitchum	...	Mr. Tubbs

Storyline

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.

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Plot Keywords:

abc movie of the week | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Lee Rich Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Dated but fun little flick

Having not seen this (made-for-TV-I believe) film since I was 11 years old in 1971, it was not as good as I remembered it to be, unfortunately. The cast is great fun and first-rate. Helen Hayes is a hoot playing 7O year-old Sophie T. and Myrna Loy, Sylvia Sidney & Mildred Natwick are fine in their parts.

Watching this movie last night, I realized how very dated it has become, and even the sound quality was very bad - plus the color looked cheap and faded. There ARE some really funny one-liners and the four old gals work beautifully together but the film as a whole dates badly.

As a whole, this movie is a 1971 curio, based on the Doris Miles Disney novel of the same name. If you can accept it's out-moded notions, sit back and have fun!