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"Backstairs at the White House" Episode #1.3 (1979)


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Director:
Michael O'Herlihy
Writers:
Lillian Rogers Parks (book) &
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TV Series:
"Backstairs at the White House" (1979)
Original Air Date:
February 1979 (Season 1, Episode 3)
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
The Depression hits even the White House, with pay cuts for the staff while Mrs. Hoover continues to entertain extravagantly... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Leslie Uggams ... Lillian Rogers Parks
Olivia Cole ... Maggie Rogers

Louis Gossett Jr. ... Houseman Levi Mercer

Robert Hooks ... Doorman and Presidential Barber Mays

Leslie Nielsen ... Chief Usher Ike Hoover
Hari Rhodes ... Butler Coates
Bill Overton ... Doorman Jackson

David Downing ... Butler Dixon

James A. Watson Jr. ... Houseman Fraser
Diane Shalet ... Housekeeper Long

Richard Roat ... Chief Usher Crim
Louise Latham ... Housekeeper Nesbitt

Julie Harris ... Mrs. Helen 'Nellie' Taft (archive footage)
Victor Buono ... President William Howard Taft (credit only)

Robert Vaughn ... President Woodrow Wilson (archive footage)
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Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Ed Friendly Productions more

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Quotes:
Eleanor Roosevelt: Don't ever give your word until you check with the weatherman. more

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