ABC Movie of the Week/Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
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| Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate | |
| Airdate | November 9, 1971 |
| Writer | John D.F. Black |
| Director | Ted Post |
| Network | ABC |
| Style | 90-minute mystery thriller comedy |
| Company | American Broadcasting Company Lee Rich Productions |
| Origin | USA |
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Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971) is a TV movie about four elderly women who create a dating profile as a joke and attract a serial killer. It aired as part of the ABC Movie of the Week.
Although stars Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick would later be reunited as elderly detectives in The Snoop Sisters movies which aired as part of The NBC Mystery Movie, the series has no other apparent connection to this film.
Cast: Helen Hayes (Sophie Tate Curtis), Vince Edwards (Mal Weston), Myrna Loy (Evelyn Tryon), Mildred Natwick (Shelby Saunders), Sylvia Sidney (Elizabeth Gibson), John Beradino (Det. Hallum), Larry D. Mann (Sgt. Lutz), Barbara Davis (Brenda), Paul Smith (Cutler), Gary Vinson (Jonas), Diane Shalet (Ruth Mellon), Nora Denney (Trudy), Patrecia Wynand (Hostess), Leonidas Ossetynski (Florist), John Mitchum (Mr. Tubbs), Margaret Wheeler (Mrs. Mellon), Joe Haworth (Detective), William Sumper (Man in Handcuffs)
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[edit] Plot Overview
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Behind the Scenes
[edit] Allusions and References
[edit] Quotes
[edit] DVD Release
[edit] Awards and Accolades
[edit] Emmys
(1 Nomination)
- Nominated: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Categories: Episode Stubs | Comedy | Detective | Mystery | Thriller | Based on Book | ABC Movie of the Week


