Goodbye, My Fancy

May 19, 1951

1h 47m

★ 5.9

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goodbye, My Fancy Trailers

Cast

Agatha Reed

Joan Crawford

Doctor James Merrill

Robert Young

Miss 'Woody' Woods

Eve Arden

Ellen Griswold

Lurene Tuttle

Matt Cole

Frank Lovejoy

Virginia Merrill

Janice Rule

Claude Griswold

Howard St. John

Miss Birdshaw

Ellen Corby

Doctor Pitt

Morgan Farley

Mary Nell Dodge

Virginia Gibson

Professor Dingley

John Qualen

Miss Shackelford

Viola Roache

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5.1

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3.5

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4.6

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10.0

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6.1

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7.3

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5.7

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6.0

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4.2

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6.2

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5.7

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6.3

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6.5

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0.0

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6.3

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6.4

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5.8

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