Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Joanne Woodward |
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: |
| Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 16, 1982 |
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| Director: | Joanne Woodward |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Comedy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | medium, widow, boarding house, alias, based on short story, séance, contacting spirits |
| Production Companies | Rubicon Film Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Estelle Parsons | Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman |
| Barbara Baxley | Mrs. Faun / Mrs. Faun's Sister |
| Sylvia Sidney | Mrs. Flanner |
| Ed Meekin | Mr. Cabot |
| Dennis Vero | Mr. Brand |
| Kimberly Carter | Young Mabel |
| Mary Seibel | Mabel's Mother |
| Martin Kern | Tom Faun |
| Brina Rodin | Lady at Garage Sale |
| Camilla Hawk | Lady at Garage Sale |
| Ann Coyle | Lady at Garage Sale |
| Rosemary Dean | Lady at Garage Sale |
| Frank Galati | Rural Ticket Agent |
| Thomas O. Erhart Jr. | Professor on Train |
| Ned Schmidtke | Man at Bus Stop |
| Dick Sollenberger | Bus Driver |
| Sheilah Keenan | Woman at Seance |
| Ted Liss | Man at Seance |
| R.G. Clayton | Minister |
| Everett F. Smith | Train Conductor |
| Dana Reilly | Rosalind Bleeker |
| Christy Michaels | Blouse Saleslady |
| Mary Reynard | Candle Saleslady |
| James Paccarrella | Cab Driver |
| Toni Fleming | Waitress at Donut Shop |
| Bob Jones | Manager of Fur Department |
| Jack Orend | Clerk at Train Arcade |
| Paul Newman | Hughie (voice) |
| Adam Hirsch | Sid (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Neal Miller | Teleplay |
| Paul Vombrack | Cinematography |
| Dávid Szabó | Editor |
| June Finfer | Teleplay |
| Ralph Hall | Art Direction |
| Joanne Woodward | Director, Teleplay |
| Shirley Jackson | Short Story |
| Richard Manners | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Neal Miller | Producer |
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