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Footnote on a Doll (Season 5, Episode 30)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Widowed Dolly Madison is invited to a tea party by the spiteful wife of a senator who's convinced Dolly prevented her husband from receiving an ambassadorship. To humiliate the former first lady, she also invites Dolly's alcoholic son.
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Director
Writers
Russell S. Hughes (teleplay) | Edwin V. Westrate (original story)
Producer
Lou Breslow (producer)
Cinematographer
Henry Freulich (director of photography)
Editor
Richard K. Brockway (as Richard Brockway)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 24, 1957

Release date
Apr 24, 1957 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Bette Davis
Dolley Madison Dolley Madison   See fewer
Natalie Schafer
Beatrice Trent Beatrice Trent   See fewer
John Hudson
Payne Todd Payne Todd   See fewer
Eleanor Audley
Constance Perkins Constance Perkins   See fewer
Ralph Clanton
Charles Trent Charles Trent   See fewer
Charles Meredith
Senator Elisha Corey Senator Elisha Corey   See fewer
Helen Brown
Louise Louise   See fewer
Paul Brinegar
Jamie (uncredited) Jamie (uncredited)   See fewer
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