Getting Away from It All explained

Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Lee Philips
Starring:	Larry Hagman Barbara Feldon Gary Collins Jim Backus Vivian Vance Burgess Meredith
Theme Music Composer:	Vic Mizzy
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Executive Producer:	Leon Mirell
Producer:	Howard Felsher Ira Skutch
Cinematography:	William K. Jurgensen
Editor:	Stanley Frazen George Jay Nicholson
Runtime:	74 minutes
Company:	Palomar Pictures
Network:	ABC

Getting Away from It All is a 1972 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Lee Philips and starring Larry Hagman, Barbara Feldon, Gary Collins, Jim Backus, Vivian Vance, and Burgess Meredith. It was aired on January 18, 1972 in the ABC Movie of the Week space.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Larry Hagman as Fred Clark
• Barbara Feldon as Helen Clark
• Gary Collins as Mark Selby
• Jim Backus as Mike Lorimar
• Vivian Vance as May Brodey
• Burgess Meredith as Captain Frank Coffin
• Paul Hartman as Hank, the Postman
• J. Pat O'Malley as Jeremiah
• Melissa Newman as April Brodey
• Randy Quaid as Herbie
• John Qualen as Charlie Erickson
• Hal Smith as Jeb
• Rosalie Williams as Rose Malone
• Charlotte Knight as Sarah
• Jason Wingreen as Eben
• Marjorie Bennett as Madeline Erickson
• Joe E. Ross as Cab Driver
• Allen Jenkins as Doorman
• Dick Wilson as Kirk Lecount
• Bonnie Kammerman as Tourist
• Carol Speed as Town Clerk
• E.J. Peaker as Alice Selby
• Richard W. Kleinhammer as store customer

Notes and References

1. The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen, p.73 c.2013 Michael McKenna
2. Web site: Getting Away from It All. https://web.archive.org/web/20200815001524/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71e395b2. dead. August 15, 2020. bfi.org.uk. 6 July 2018.
3. Web site: Getting Away from It All. TCM.com. 6 July 2018.