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| Page Created By Jolene MacFadden-Kowalchuk Last Updated: April 17, 2008 |
The first movie was not well received by the critics. Rosalind Russell wrote the script for the movie under her "pen name". I personally thought it was a great little movie. Ms. Russell stayed true to the book whereas the
second more recent attempt was a combination of several books. Most fans, and I'm certainly one of them, happen to love the books the way they are. I have, however, always thought that Angela Lansbury would make
the best Mrs. Pollifax. If there are any studio producers out there all of Dorothy Gilman's fans would like another attempt to be made on making more of the books into movies!!!
| A widow finds her life unbearably dull and so becomes a volunteer CIA agent. She is sent to Mexico City for her first assignment and though her intentions are good, she ends up tossed into a jail. This was one of actress Rosalind Russell's final films and is sadly, considered among her very worst. Using a penname, she also wrote the screenplay. - Sandra Brennan John Beck - Sgt. Lulash Dennis Cross - Bishop Patrick Dennis - Tourist Donald Diamond - DeGamez, Book Shop Proprietor Robert Donner - Larrabee Dana Elcar - Carstairs Harold Gould - Col. Nexdhet Tom Hallick - Roger Darren McGavin - Johnny Farrell Albert Paulsen - Gen. Perdido Nehemaih Persoff - Gen. Berisha Rosalind Russell - Emily Pollifax James Wellman - Mason |
| Based on the first of Dorothy Gilman's popular novels about a senior citizen who joins the CIA. The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax stars Angela Lansbury as Emily Pollifax, an elderly woman who feels out of sorts and unsure of what to do with herself after the death of her husband. Her doctor tries to cheer her up by telling her this is a perfect time to try new things and fulfill ambitions set aside earlier in life. Emily decides this is fine advice and takes a shot at the career of her dreams - - she writes a letter to her congressman asking how ones goes about becoming a CIA agent. The letter is passed along and the CIA agree to an interview. However, Emily is mistakenly sent on a mission to Morocco before anyone realizes she isn't actually an agent, and operative Jack Farrell (Thomas Ian Griffith) is sent out to keep an eye on her. When Emily and Jack are unexpectedly taken hostage, Jack discovers Mrs. Pollifax is far more clever and resourceful than anyone expected. The first in a proposed series of TV movies aimed to appeal to the large and loyal audience Lansbury attracted with the show Murder, She Wrote, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax was produced for CBS television, who first aired it in May 1999. -- Mark Deming, All Movie GuideMurder, She Wrote, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax was produced for CBS television, who first aired it in May 1999. -- Mark Deming, All Movie Guide |
| The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Production Credits 1999 -------- CAST ----------- Emily Pollifax - Angela Lansbury Jack Farrell - Thomas Ian Griffith Carstairs - Ed Bishop Bishop - Paul Birchard Alice - Michelle Read Franz - Tommy O'Neill Hans - Paul Kennedy Alekseiyagoda - Joseph Long Haggarty - Gerry O'Brien Hughes-Wright,Robin - John Light Mason - Todd Boyce Lady Palisibury - Patricia Martin |
Mrs Pollifax Movie 1999
Hey Guys! I have gotten a response from CBS on the 1999 movie with Angela Lansbury. Here is the
response.
Hello Jolene,
Thank you for contacting the CBS Store.
We do not currently have "Mrs. Pollifax" on DVD or VHS. We will certainly pass this inquiry along!
In the meantime, keep checking our website for information on the latest products available. The website
would be the first place to indicate if any new product is available from our series of programs.
Regards,
Dawn
Customer Care Center
CBS STORE
***********************
http://store.cbs.com/
What do you say? Email them and maybe we can get the movie on DVD!
Hey Guys! I have gotten a response from CBS on the 1999 movie with Angela Lansbury. Here is the
response.
Hello Jolene,
Thank you for contacting the CBS Store.
We do not currently have "Mrs. Pollifax" on DVD or VHS. We will certainly pass this inquiry along!
In the meantime, keep checking our website for information on the latest products available. The website
would be the first place to indicate if any new product is available from our series of programs.
Regards,
Dawn
Customer Care Center
CBS STORE
***********************
http://store.cbs.com/
What do you say? Email them and maybe we can get the movie on DVD!
| You may be able to get a copy of the first Mrs. Pollifax movie through a classic movie collector named Bob. Check out the website: http://www.bpm123.net/ |
Mrs Pollifax -
Spy was shown on
the Turner
Classic Movie
Station on August
21, 2007 at
2:30am....(contrib
uted by Jennifer
Ritze)
Go To their
website to vote
to have the movie
release on DVD:
Vote For Mrs
Pollifax Spy on
DVD
Spy was shown on
the Turner
Classic Movie
Station on August
21, 2007 at
2:30am....(contrib
uted by Jennifer
Ritze)
Go To their
website to vote
to have the movie
release on DVD:
Vote For Mrs
Pollifax Spy on
DVD
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