Two on a Bench

• Director: Jerry Paris
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Comedy of Errors, Spy Comedy
• Themes: Mistaken Identities
• Main Cast: Jeannie Berlin
• Release Year: 1971
• Country: US
• Run Time: 73 minutes

Plot

Long ago and far away, Patty Duke occasionally played hippie types. One can get a glimpse of Duke's "far out" period in the 1972 TV movie Two on a Bench. Psychedelic Patty finds herself eyeball to eyeball with uptight square Ted Bessell when each suspects the other of working for a notorious spy. The supporting cast includes Alice Ghostley as Duke's klepto mom, John Astin (Duke's future husband) as a psychiatrist, and Jeannie Berlin (Elaine May's daughter) in a comedy vignette. Filmed in Boston, Two on a Bench is a surprising misfire from the otherwise dependable writing team of Richard Levinson and William Link. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

John Astin; Patty Duke; Terry Carter; Alice Ghostley; Jeannie Berlin

Credit

Walter M. Simonds - Art Director, Jerry Paris - Director, Stefan Arnsten - Editor, Mike Post - Composer (Music Score), Pete Carpenter - Composer (Music Score), Harry L. Wolf - Cinematographer, William Link - Producer, Richard A. Levinson - Producer, William Link - Teleplay By, Richard A. Levinson - Teleplay By

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