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Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate

1971TV Movie⏱️ 1h 13mNot Rated
ComedyMystery
6.4
IMDB Rating
348 votes

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.

Director
Ted Post
Writers
John D.F. Black, Doris Miles Disney
Stars
Helen Hayes, Vince Edwards, Myrna Loy
Release Date
November 9, 1971
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 15
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
as Sophie Tate Curtis
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
as Mal Weston
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
as Evelyn Tryon
Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick
as Shelby Saunders
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
as Elizabeth Gibson
John Beradino
John Beradino
as Det. Hallum
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
as Police Sergeant Lutz
Barbara Davis
Barbara Davis
as Brenda
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
as Cutler
Gary Vinson
Gary Vinson
as Jonas

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
Production
American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Lee Rich Productions

🏷️ Keywords

computer datingabc movie of the weekbased on novel

🎯 Categories

ComedyMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Dated but fun little flick
by summerfields2006-03-23
6/10

"Having not seen this (made-for-TV-I believe) film since I was 11 years old in 1971, it was not as good as I remembered it to be, unfortunately. The cast is great fun and first-rate. Helen Hayes is a hoot playing 7O year-old Sophie T. and Myrna Loy, Sylvia Sidney & Mildred Natwick are fine in their parts. Watching this movie last night, I realized how very dated it has become, and even the sound quality was very bad - plus the color looked cheap and faded. There ARE some really funny one-liners and the four old gals work beautifully together but the film as a whole dates badly. As a whole..."

💡 Did You Know?

Myrna Loy wrote in her biography that this film was memorable for working with her co-stars: Helen Hayes, Sylvia Sidney and Mildred Natwick. "We all got along so well and laughed so much. It is a misconception that actresses don't work well together. We were old enough and wise enough to relax and play with each other rather than try to upstage each other, so the show was tremendously easy and pure fun in the making.'

📖 Synopsis

Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.