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Duel
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
The Great American Beauty Contest
The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of the five finalists.
Top Billed Cast
Eleanor Parker Peggy Lowery
Robert Cummings Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Louis Jourdan Ralph Dupree
JoAnna Cameron Miss Oklahoma, Gloria Rockwell
Farrah Fawcett-Majors Miss Texas, T.L. Dawson
Tracy Reed Miss New Jersey, Pamela Parker
Kathrine Baumann Miss Ohio, Melinda Wilson
Susan Damante Miss Maine, Angelique
Christopher Norris Miss Utah
Patricia Barry Kay Earnshaw
Brett Somers Miss Texas Chaperone
Ryan MacDonald Elliot
Larry Wilcox Joe Bunch
Carol Veazie Miss Ohio Chaperone
Myrna Fahey Miss Utah Chaperone
Barbara Dodd Miss New Jersey Chaperone
Julie Mannix Shirley
Carol Bagdasarian Mary Lou
Mady Maguire Lib Girl
Valerie Fitzgerald Lib Girl
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