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Father Knows Best
S3.E14
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The Good Prospect

  • Episode aired Dec 12, 1956
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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7.9/10
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Robert Young and Billy Gray in Father Knows Best (1954)
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Jim meets Aldus Lydum while visiting his friend, and thinks this might lead to a new insurance client. He invites Jim & Betty to visit he and his wife that night. Mr Lydum acts as if everyon... Read allJim meets Aldus Lydum while visiting his friend, and thinks this might lead to a new insurance client. He invites Jim & Betty to visit he and his wife that night. Mr Lydum acts as if everyone is a long-standing friend.Jim meets Aldus Lydum while visiting his friend, and thinks this might lead to a new insurance client. He invites Jim & Betty to visit he and his wife that night. Mr Lydum acts as if everyone is a long-standing friend.

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    • Peter Tewksbury
  • Writers
    • Ed James
    • Roswell Rogers
  • Stars
    • Robert Young
    • Jane Wyatt
    • Elinor Donahue
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    46
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Tewksbury
    • Writers
      • Ed James
      • Roswell Rogers
    • Stars
      • Robert Young
      • Jane Wyatt
      • Elinor Donahue
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    Robert Young
    Robert Young
    • Jim Anderson
    Jane Wyatt
    Jane Wyatt
    • Margaret Anderson
    Elinor Donahue
    Elinor Donahue
    • Betty Anderson
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Bud Anderson
    Lauren Chapin
    Lauren Chapin
    • Kathy Anderson
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Aldis Lydom
    Mary Adams
    Mary Adams
    • Mrs. Lydom
    Paul Wallace
    Paul Wallace
    • Kippy
    Harry Hickox
    Harry Hickox
    • Virg. Carlson
    • Director
      • Peter Tewksbury
    • Writers
      • Ed James
      • Roswell Rogers
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    One Of The Best

    One of the best episodes of this series, it features excellent acting and a nuanced storyline that comes at true love from an original angle. The actors who play the older husband and wife feel like they have been married for decades.

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      Mary Adams later appeared alongside Robert Young in Window on Main Street as the chambermaid.

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1956 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Rodney-Young Productions
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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