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13 February 1973 (USA) morePlot:
The integrity of a beauty contest is threatened by a scandal involving a judge, a former winner and one of the finalists. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Pre-"Smile" Made-for-TV Beauty Pageant Movie Teases Then Disappoints moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eleanor Parker | ... | Peggy Lowery |
 | Robert Cummings | ... | Dan Carson |
| Louis Jourdan | ... | Ralph Dupree |
| JoAnna Cameron | ... | Gloria Rockwell |
 | Susan Damante-Shaw | ... | Angelique (as Susan Damante) |
 | Farrah Fawcett | ... | T.L. Dawson |
 | Kathrine Baumann | ... | Melinda Wilson |
| Tracy Reed | ... | Pamela Parker |
 | Larry Wilcox | ... | Joe Bunch |
 | Patricia Barry | ... | Kay Earnshaw |
| Ryan MacDonald | ... | Elliott |
| Christopher Norris | ... | Miss Utah |
| Barbi Benton | ... | Miss Iowa |
| Brett Somers | ... | Miss Texas Chaperone |
| Will Tusher | ... | Newsman |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
This movie has a lot going on, and discusses briefly many issues on the exploitative nature of the beauty pageant world. However, any time one of the character threatens to have something interesting to say, or is plotting something political, unethical, or illegal, we quickly switch to the next typical made-for-TV subplot.
The underrated Eleanor Parker puts in a well-rounded performance as a former queen who had been robbed of many of her illusions and ideals, but still puts forth a stiff upper lip and tries to play it straight, because at the end of the day, she really has nowhere else to go.
Robert Cummings, on the other hand, brings none of the glib humor that characterizes so many of his performances. Instead, he plays this so unbearably stiff and mechanically, he makes Bob Barker seem like Richard Pryor. Plenty of eye candy abounds, but none of it is risqué by the standards of its day, let alone by today's standards. And, just to top it off, the cop-out dramatic ending will leave an extremely sour taste in your mouth.
If you are a folklore major or a sociologist, this may be an interesting time capsule. Otherwise, don't waste your time.