The Invitation (MOD)

The Invitation (MOD)No more loneliness. Shy, plain Ellen Bowker has found unexpected fulfillment as the bride of handsome Dan Pierce. What she doesn't know is that Dan was bought and paid for he's a "gift" from Ellen's wealthy father, who wants his fatally ill daughter to experience romance before she dies. A story that might have been a three hanky soaper in lesser hands instead exudes luminous emotion, thanks largely to its two stars. As Dan, Van Johnson captures the

wanting to grow closer to his son

a clever script full of narrative quirks and flashbacks

a piece of gum to chew or a place to put it

Rogers plays dreamer Ellie May Adams

Mandy Patinkin stars as Quasimodo in a new production of Victor Hugo's classic story about a doomed outcast redeemed by the love of a beautiful gypsy

Watching Dodo's hilarious TV antics is much like watching Skelton's own show

another White Heat co-star

as a most wry and gentlemanly Grim Reaper

Toklas" has a hidden magical ingredient: Peter Sellers

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Also an accomplished ballerina