But I Don't Want to Get Married!

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But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Genre Comedy
Written byRoland Wolpert
Directed by Jerry Paris
Starring Herschel Bernardi
Shirley Jones
Brandon Cruz
Nanette Fabray
June Lockhart
Theme music composer George Duning
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJerry Paris
Aaron Spelling
CinematographyFleet Southcott
EditorAaron Stell
Running time74 min.
Production company Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 6, 1970 (1970-10-06)

But I Don't Want to Get Married! is a 1970 American made-for-television comedy film starring Herschel Bernardi, Shirley Jones, Brandon Cruz, Nanette Fabray and June Lockhart. It was broadcast on October 6, 1970 in the ABC Movie of the Week space. [1] [2]

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Plot

A widower meets a bunch of women who want to get married.

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References

  1. "TV Listings for October 6, 1970". TV Tango. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. RUNNING FROM ROMANCE Los Angeles Times 04 Oct 1970: p3.