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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

  • 19681968
  • M/PGM/PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
902
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,900
8,596
Doris Day, Lola Albright, Robert Morse, Patrick O'Neal, and Terry-Thomas in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
Comedy
During a blackout, a New York executive crosses paths with a Broadway actress and her husband.During a blackout, a New York executive crosses paths with a Broadway actress and her husband.During a blackout, a New York executive crosses paths with a Broadway actress and her husband.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
902
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,900
8,596
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Hy Averback
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman(screenplay)
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
      • Claude Magnier(play "Où étiez-vous quand les lumières se sont éteintes?")
    • Stars
      • Doris Day
      • Robert Morse
      • Terry-Thomas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hy Averback
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman(screenplay)
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
      • Claude Magnier(play "Où étiez-vous quand les lumières se sont éteintes?")
    • Stars
      • Doris Day
      • Robert Morse
      • Terry-Thomas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Doris Day and Robert Morse in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
    Doris Day and Robert Morse in Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
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    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Margaret Garrison
    Robert Morse
    Robert Morse
    • Waldo Zane
    Terry-Thomas
    Terry-Thomas
    • Ladislaus Walichek
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Peter Garrison
    Lola Albright
    Lola Albright
    • Roberta Lane
    Steve Allen
    Steve Allen
    • Morgan Klein
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Tru-Blue Lou
    Ben Blue
    Ben Blue
    • Man with a Razor
    Pat Paulsen
    Pat Paulsen
    • Conductor
    Dale Malone
    • Otis J. Hendershot, Jr.
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • Otis J. Hendershot, Sr.
    Harry Hickox
    Harry Hickox
    • Detective Captain Percy Watson
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Dr. Dudley Caldwell
    Randy Whipple
    • Marvin Reinholtz
    Earl Wilson
    Earl Wilson
    • Earl Wilson
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Hy Averback
    • Newscaster
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Barton
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hy Averback
    • Writers
      • Everett Freeman(screenplay)
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
      • Claude Magnier(play "Où étiez-vous quand les lumières se sont éteintes?")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There appears to be a rights issue tied up with the issuing of this film. While it was a television staple for many years and was released on videocassette several decades ago, it has not been televised or released in digital format since that time. As of 2018, the film has been out of circulation for nearly 25 years.
    • Goofs
      When Margaret is sitting on the couch during her interview, the yellow cushions beside her keep on moving.
    • Quotes

      Margaret Garrison: [repeated line]

      Margaret Garrison: Hello Peter, so you're here!

    • Connections
      Featured in Lionpower from MGM (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?
      Words by Kelly Gordon
      Music by Dave Grusin
      Performed by The Lettermen
      [Title song played over the opening titles and credits, with a reprise played over the end credits]

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    7/10
    Pants down farce
    Doris Day and Patrick O'Neal are husband and wife in this permissive comedy based on a stage play with Terry-Thomas as a stinker, playing a Hungarian but apparently with received pronunciation.

    A young man is passed over for promotion by the bosses stupid son so he hatches a plan to steal the companies dividends. When there is a black out in New York, he has difficulty escaping and ends up sleeping with Doris Day.

    Its a jolly and pretty well made film and I'm don't really understand all the negative comments. Perhaps because it's a foreign script, or because it's not dripping in gee-schucks All-American schmaltz like the other Doris Day films ?

    Product placements - Kodak, The New York Times and Pan- Am. The Kaiser Group (Checker) provided the vehicles, an S series Valiant breaking down.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Grad u mraku
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,988,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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