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I Was a Mail Order Bride

I Was a Mail Order Bride

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I Was a Mail Order Bride

1982

1h 32m

6.0(8 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.

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MGM Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli

Kate Tosconi

Ted Wass

Ted Wass

Robert Fitzgerald

Kenneth Kimmins

Kenneth Kimmins

Joe Kimbel

Karen Morrow

Karen Morrow

Eve Wister

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Dottie Birmingham

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Frank Tosconi

Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Tucker

Jason Bernard

Jason Bernard

Judge

Judith Baldwin

Judith Baldwin

Rita

David Chomsky

Bartender

Creative team

Directed by: Marvin J. Chomsky
Written by: Stephen Zito
Produced by: Michael Jaffe

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