During a blackout, a New York executive crosses paths with a Broadway actress and her husband.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Doris Day | ... | Margaret Garrison | |
| Robert Morse | ... | Waldo Zane | |
| Terry-Thomas | ... | Ladislaus Walichek | |
| Patrick O'Neal | ... | Peter Garrison | |
| Lola Albright | ... | Roberta Lane | |
| Steve Allen | ... | Morgan Klein | |
| Jim Backus | ... | Tru-Blue Lou | |
| Ben Blue | ... | Man with a Razor | |
| Pat Paulsen | ... | Conductor | |
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Dale Malone | ... | Otis J. Hendershot, Jr. |
| Robert Emhardt | ... | Otis J. Hendershot, Sr. | |
| Harry Hickox | ... | Detective Captain Percy Watson | |
| Parley Baer | ... | Dr. Dudley Caldwell | |
| Randy Whipple | ... | Marvin Reinholtz | |
| Earl Wilson | ... | Earl Wilson | |
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When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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19 June 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wo warst Du als das Licht ausging See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
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Dr. Dudley Caldwell: I thought you hated women?
Ladislaus Walichek: Oh, men too.
Ladislaus Walichek: [thinking about what he just said] Doctor, does hate for both sexes make me... bisexual?
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Loosely based on the actual New York City blackout of November 1965. See more »Goofs
When Margaret is sitting on the couch during her interview, the yellow cushions beside her keep on moving. See more »Quotes
Ladislaus Walichek: If I could only break up that revolting marriage. Oh, how I hate men!Dr. Dudley Caldwell: I thought you hated women?
Ladislaus Walichek: Oh, men too.
Ladislaus Walichek: [thinking about what he just said] Doctor, does hate for both sexes make me... bisexual?
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Row Row Row Your Boat(uncredited)
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this movie was next to the very last movie that miss day made....it has been criticized as being a terrible movie....i disagree....this movie has some very funny moments, mostly because of miss day but the cast is not bad.....most of miss day`s movies around this time were being laughed off with doris being wrongfully accused of trying to hold on to her virginity which was groundless because really if they were to examine miss day`s films, she actually was married in most of her films including this movie " where were you when the lights went out?" so really all those tired jokes about her playing a virgin all the time were and are, erroneous...while this movie is not the best movie she ever made, she still gives it her all and it is indeed worth watching and so interesting to see miss day take a movie such as this and milk it into a pleasing comedy, which, is a tribute to her talent and professionalism...have a great day with doris day!!