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The Donna Reed Show
S2.E8
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Nothing Like a Good Book

  • Episode aired Nov 5, 1959
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  • 30m
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Donna Reed and Carl Betz in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
ComedyFamily

A neighbor invites the Stones to dinner with a group of friends. She spends the evening bragging about the intellectual books she reads. Donna gets talked into joining a book club and has on... Read allA neighbor invites the Stones to dinner with a group of friends. She spends the evening bragging about the intellectual books she reads. Donna gets talked into joining a book club and has one week to read War and Peace.A neighbor invites the Stones to dinner with a group of friends. She spends the evening bragging about the intellectual books she reads. Donna gets talked into joining a book club and has one week to read War and Peace.

  • Director
    • Oscar Rudolph
  • Writer
    • John Whedon
  • Stars
    • Donna Reed
    • Carl Betz
    • Shelley Fabares
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    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Oscar Rudolph
    • Writer
      • John Whedon
    • Stars
      • Donna Reed
      • Carl Betz
      • Shelley Fabares
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    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    • Donna Stone
    Carl Betz
    Carl Betz
    • Dr. Alex Stone
    Shelley Fabares
    Shelley Fabares
    • Mary Stone
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Jeff Stone
    Mary Shipp
    Mary Shipp
    • Lydia Langley
    Frank Wilcox
    Frank Wilcox
    • Bartley Langley
    J. Edward McKinley
    J. Edward McKinley
    • Dr. Peabody
    Susan Dorn
    Susan Dorn
    • Ceil Pennington
    Margie Liszt
    • Vera Platt
    Fred Kruger
    Fred Kruger
    • George
    Randy Preissman
    • Christopher Langley
    • Director
      • Oscar Rudolph
    • Writer
      • John Whedon
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    • Goofs
      In the end credits Christopher's last name is given as "Cruikshank" even though his parent's names are given as "Langley".
    • Connections
      References War and Peace (1956)

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      • November 5, 1959 (United States)
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      • United States
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      • English
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      • 30m
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      • Black and White
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      • 1.33 : 1

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