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Plain and Fancy

  • TV Movie
  • 1956
  • 45m
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ComedyMusical

Dan and Ruth, a couple of 'fancy' city slickers looking to unload some property, wind up stranded in Bird-in-Hand, PA, encountering the charms of the local, 'plain' Amish community.Dan and Ruth, a couple of 'fancy' city slickers looking to unload some property, wind up stranded in Bird-in-Hand, PA, encountering the charms of the local, 'plain' Amish community.Dan and Ruth, a couple of 'fancy' city slickers looking to unload some property, wind up stranded in Bird-in-Hand, PA, encountering the charms of the local, 'plain' Amish community.

  • Director
    • Morton DaCosta
  • Writers
    • Will Glickman
    • Joseph Stein
  • Stars
    • Shirl Conway
    • Richard Derr
    • Malcolm Keen
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Morton DaCosta
    • Writers
      • Will Glickman
      • Joseph Stein
    • Stars
      • Shirl Conway
      • Richard Derr
      • Malcolm Keen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shirl Conway
    • Ruth Winters
    Richard Derr
    Richard Derr
    • Dan King
    Malcolm Keen
    Malcolm Keen
    • Papa Yoder
    Joan Hovis
    • Hilda Miller
    Jack Drummond
    • Peter Reber
    Grace O'Connor
    • Katie Yoder
    Reed De Rouen
    • Ezra Reber
    • (as Reed de Rouen)
    Harry Naughton
    • Samuel Zook
    Bernard Spear
    • Issar Miller
    Terence Cooper
    Terence Cooper
    • A man…
    Ivor Emmanuel
    Ivor Emmanuel
    • Another man…
    Michael Darbyshire
    • Jacob Yoder
    Frank Raynor
    • Moses Zook
    Robert Algar
    • Abner Zook
    Leander Fedden
    • Bessie
    Barbara Lewis
    • Esther
    Olive Lucius
    • Rebecca
    Brian Johnston
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    • Director
      • Morton DaCosta
    • Writers
      • Will Glickman
      • Joseph Stein
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1956 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(theatre)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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