Joan Crawford Didn't Say No (17 Mar. 1963)

When a septuagenarian delicatessen owner reports he will be marrying Joan Crawford, the boys of the 53rd are sent out to bust the phony matrimonial service that promises to pair its clients with Hollywood movie stars.

Director:

Stanley Prager

Writers:

Gary Belkin, Nat Hiken (creator),

Stars:

Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Molly Picon

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Joe E. Ross	...	Officer Gunther Toody
Fred Gwynne	...	Officer Francis Muldoon
Molly Picon	...	Mrs. Rachel Bronson
Al Lewis	...	Officer Leo Schnauser
Jacob Kalich	...	Mr. Meyer Eisenberg
Patricia Bright	...	Mrs. Claire Block
Paul Reed	...	Captain Paul Block
Rae Allen	...	Miss Thelma Eisenberg
Judith Lowry	...	Mrs. Harrigan - Cleaning Woman
Lawrence Fletcher	...	Police Inspector Hollander (as Larry Fletcher)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ruth Kobart

Storyline

When a septuagenarian delicatessen owner reports he will be marrying Joan Crawford, the boys of the 53rd are sent out to bust the phony matrimonial service that promises to pair its clients with Hollywood movie stars.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Biograph Studios, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eupolis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Per the title, Joan Crawford was an American movie actress who starred in films from the 1920's to the 1950's which included an Academy Award for Best Actress for Mildred Pierce. Unfortunately the luster of her star was tarnished by 'Fay Dunaway''s portrayal of her in Mommie Dearest.

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Goofs

Throughout this series, actor Paul Reed's character is identified as Captain Martin Block, but on this program, Block's first name is given as 'Paul' two times.

User Reviews

She's B-a-a-c-k.....for the Third Time

It's "Mrs. Bronson" (Molly Picon) again.....this time being a "marriage broker" promising local losers that they could marry some Hollywood star.

Usually, "Gunther Toody" is the really dumb one and that's fine, because he's good at playing that. However, when everybody is a dummy and everyone keeps getting conned by "Mrs. Bronson,"as they did in two other episodes.....it gets a little tiresome.

In this case, the story is just stupid beyond measure. Nobody would believe a Hollywood star would marry them, sight-unseen. On it's own, it would be "fair to poor" but since this is the third time with the same bit it's not funny.