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The Lord Don't Play Favorites (1956)
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- 1h 30min
- Drama, Musical
- 17 Sep 1956
- TV Episode
A small-time traveling circus is stranded in a small Kansas town that has been devastated by a drought. The town government has subjected the circus to large fines in order to raise money to hire a rainmaker to alleviate the drought. The...
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Ralph Brewster |
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Arthur Q. Bryan | ... |
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Richard Byron |
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Gloria Dea | ... |
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Meurisse Duree | ... |
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Juney Ellis |
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Louanna Gardner |
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Jerry Hartelban |
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| Dick Haymes |
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Gretchen Houser |
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| Barry Kelley |
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Gene Lanham |
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Joan Larkin |
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Roberta Laune |
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| Jerry Maren |
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Mack McLean |
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Gil Mershon |
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Debbie Mueller |
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Mel Odey |
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Bill Reeve |
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| Michael Ross | ... |
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Frank Sabella |
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Rickie Sorensen |
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| Robert Stack |
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Kay Starr |
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Dick Wittingly |
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Clark Yocum |
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Directed by
| Clark Jones | ||
Written by
| Patrick Malloy | ... | (story) |
| Hal Stanley | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jo Swerling | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Mort Abrahams | ... | executive producer |
| Leo Davis | ... | associate producer |
| Hal Stanley | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hal Stanley | ||
| Irving Taylor | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dean Whitmore | ... | associate director |
Music Department
| Pete King | ... | arrangements |
| Charles Sanford | ... | musical director |
| George Bassman | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Tony Charmoli | ... | choreography |
| Bretaigne Windust | ... | "entire production staged by" / production stager |
Production Companies
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- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1956) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
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A small-time traveling circus is stranded in a small Kansas town that has been devastated by a drought. The town government has subjected the circus to large fines in order to raise money to hire a rainmaker to alleviate the drought. The circus folk find a way to turn the tables on the town to raise their own money to enter the circus' trick horse in the county race. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com |
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