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5.2/10   441 votes
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Writers:
George Edwards (screenplay)
George Edwards (story)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The song was scandalous. The movie is hilarious!
Plot:
Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Now most of people, particularly... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Barbara Eden ... Stella Johnson

Ronny Cox ... Willis Newton
Nanette Fabray ... Alice Finely
Louis Nye ... Kirby Baker
Audrey Christie ... Flora Simpson Reilly

Ron Masak ... Herbie Maddox
John Fiedler ... Bobby Taylor
Susan Swift ... Dee Johnson
Pat Paulsen ... Mr. Harper
Bob Hastings ... Skeeter
Fay DeWitt ... Willa Mae Jones
J.J. Barry ... Tex
Royce D. Applegate ... Dutch

Irene Yah-Ling Sun ... Myrna Wong
Louise Foley ... Mavis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Lebanon, Ohio, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All but the last 2 weeks of filming were directed by Ralph Senensky. He left after expressing concern that the elephants would be spooked on Halloween night, when a scene was scheduled to be shot. As it turned out he was right and Nanette Fabray was injured. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The helicopter's shadow can be seen during an aerial scene. more
Quotes:
Herbie Maddox: Did you hear the one about the two newborn babies in the nursery? The girl baby says to the boy baby 'are you a boy baby or a girl baby?', he says 'I'm a boy baby'. The girl baby says 'how do you know you're a boy baby?' At that the boy baby whips back the blankets and says 'see that? Blue booties!' more
Movie Connections:
References Peyton Place (1957) more
Soundtrack:
HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. more

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Featherweight fun, 9 March 2002
Author: budikavlan from Irving, TX

Good sitcom-ish movie that makes for a pleasant few hours entertainment. A cast of old-style character actor pros make the rather silly plot worth watching. The revenge set-pieces are the highlights, but the action ending doesn't ruin the fun. Any movie that focuses on good guys squelching the snobs is worth getting, and Barbara Eden is always watchable.

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