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Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate is a 1971 American made-for-television mystery film directed by Ted Post, starring Myrna Loy, Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Sylvia Sidney, John Beradino and Vince Edwards, with the screenplay adapted by John D. F. Black from a novel of the same name by Doris Miles Disney.
- Mystery/Suspense/Comedy
Nov 9, 1971 · Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate: Directed by Ted Post. With Helen Hayes, Vince Edwards, Myrna Loy, Mildred Natwick. Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service.
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- Comedy, Mystery
- Ted Post
- 1971-11-09
Written by American playwright and screenwriter Millard Lampell, the film stars Ed Begley as an established trade union leader fighting an attempt by the union membership to push him out in favour of a new, younger leader with a more modern approach.
By 1950 punched cards had become ubiquitous in industry and government. "Do not fold, spindle or mutilate," a warning that appeared on some punched cards distributed as documents such as checks and utility bills to be returned for processing, became a motto for the post-World War II era.
"Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate" was broadcast as the ABC Movie of the Week on November 9, 1971. It is a light-hearted mystery with lots of suspense. The...
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- The Made-For-Television Movie
Four elderly ladies with time on their hands create a fictional girl for a computer dating service and get involved with a psychopath. Helen Hayes, in her first TV movie, was Emmy-nominated for her performance.
Dec 28, 2020 · Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (1971) (Remastered) Chris Johnson. 133K subscribers. Subscribed.
