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The Great American Beauty Contest

  • TV Movie
  • 1973
  • Unrated
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
145
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The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)
Drama

The integrity of a beauty contest is threatened by a scandal involving a judge, a former winner and one of the finalists.The integrity of a beauty contest is threatened by a scandal involving a judge, a former winner and one of the finalists.The integrity of a beauty contest is threatened by a scandal involving a judge, a former winner and one of the finalists.

  • Director
    • Robert Day
  • Writer
    • Stanford Whitmore
  • Stars
    • Eleanor Parker
    • Robert Cummings
    • Louis Jourdan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    145
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writer
      • Stanford Whitmore
    • Stars
      • Eleanor Parker
      • Robert Cummings
      • Louis Jourdan
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Top Cast31

    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Peggy Lowery
    Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings
    • Dan Carson
    • (as Bob Cummings)
    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Ralph Dupree
    JoAnna Cameron
    JoAnna Cameron
    • Gloria Rockwell
    Farrah Fawcett
    Farrah Fawcett
    • T.L. Dawson
    Tracy Reed
    Tracy Reed
    • Pamela Parker
    Kathrine Baumann
    Kathrine Baumann
    • Melinda Wilson
    • (as Kathy Baumann)
    Susan Damante
    Susan Damante
    • Angelique
    Christopher Norris
    Christopher Norris
    • Miss Utah
    Patricia Barry
    Patricia Barry
    • Kay Earnshaw
    Brett Somers
    Brett Somers
    • Miss Texas Chaperone
    Ryan MacDonald
    • Elliot
    Larry Wilcox
    Larry Wilcox
    • Joe Bunch
    Carol Veazie
    Carol Veazie
    • Miss Ohio Chaperone
    Myrna Fahey
    Myrna Fahey
    • Miss Utah Chaperone
    Barbara Dodd
    Barbara Dodd
    • Miss New Jersey Chaperone
    Julie Mannix
    • Shirley
    Carol Bagdasarian
    • Mary Lou
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writer
      • Stanford Whitmore
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    • Trivia
      Final acting role of Myrna Fahey, who passed away due to cancer about 3 months after the air date.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 13, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Concurso de belleza
    • Filming locations
      • Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(Interior, exterrior. As it's real world location. The Ambassador Hotel was closed to guests in 1989, then ultimately redeveloped in 2005.)
    • Production companies
      • ABC Circle Films
      • Spelling-Goldberg Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 14m(74 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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