"No one holds a candle to Joan -- when Joan is carrying the torch!"

1951

1h 47m

5.9(9 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

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Joan Crawford

Agatha Reed

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Robert Young

Doctor James Merrill

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Eve Arden

Miss 'Woody' Woods

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Lurene Tuttle

Ellen Griswold

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Frank Lovejoy

Matt Cole

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Janice Rule

Virginia Merrill

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Howard St. John

Claude Griswold

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Ellen Corby

Miss Birdshaw

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Morgan Farley

Doctor Pitt

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Virginia Gibson

Mary Nell Dodge

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John Qualen

Professor Dingley

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Viola Roache

Miss Shackelford

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George Bunny

Janitor (Uncredited)

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Mary Carver

Joan Wintner (Uncredited)

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Frank Conlan

Frank (Uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)

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John Hedloe

Telephone Man (Uncredited)

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Eddie Johnson

Bellboy (Uncredited)

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Frank McFarland

Colonel (Uncredited)

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Bill McLean

Russ Hughes (Uncredited)

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Jay Merrick

G.I. (Uncredited)

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Walter Merrill

Clay (Uncredited)

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Ann Robinson

Clarisse Carter (Uncredited)

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Janet Stewart

Student (Uncredited)

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Isabel Withers

Typist (Uncredited)

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Glen Turnbull

Photographer (Uncredited)

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Phil Tead

Reporter (Uncredited)

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Charles J. Conrad

Reporter (Uncredited)

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Lucius Cooke

Congressman (Uncredited)

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Lawrence A. Williams

Congressman (Uncredited)

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Fred Howard

Congressman (Uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Party Guest (Uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

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James Conaty

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Tom McGuire

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Florence Wix

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