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It's Only a Show

It's Only a Show

1985TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
Drama
8.3
IMDB Rating
17 votes

Bell directs a law school themed show put on by the law students. Kingsfield attends a law convention in Los Angeles.

Director
Lynn Roth
Writers
John Jay Osborn Jr., Lee Kalcheim
Stars
John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons
Release Date
August 20, 1985
Language
English
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Houseman
John Houseman
as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
James Stephens
James Stephens
as James T. Hart
Tom Fitzsimmons
Tom Fitzsimmons
as Franklin Ford III
James Keane
James Keane
as Willis Bell
Andra Millian
Andra Millian
as Laura Kiernan
Michael Tucci
Michael Tucci
as Gerald Golden
Diana Douglas
Diana Douglas
as Professor Tyler
Clare Kirkconnell
Clare Kirkconnell
as Rita Harriman
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Peter Nelson
as Tom Ford
Penny Johnson Jerald
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Vivian Conway

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
20th Century Fox Television

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Welcome comic relief - a memorable episode
by LCShackley2023-04-17
9/10

"Once a year, the frenetic law students take a break to do a revue, in which they spoof the law profession, their professors, and each other, in order to let off steam and have fun. This episode serves the same function in the course of this largely serious drama series. We get to see our familiar characters enjoying themselves and mocking their classmates. As usual, there is conflict: mostly between Bell (the show's director) and the rest of the cast, who never seem to live up to his expectations. At times, it seems that the revue is going to fall apart, but once it gets going, there are..."

📖 Synopsis

Bell directs a law school themed show put on by the law students. Kingsfield attends a law convention in Los Angeles.