Lady of the House (1978)

Lady of the House is an American television biographical film about Sally Stanford, co-directed by Ralph Nelson and Vincent Sherman. The screenplay by Ron Koslow is based on Stanford's autobiography of the same name. The film was broadcast by NBC on November 14, 1978.

Cast

Dyan Cannon as Sally Stanford

Armand Assante as Ernest de Paulo

Zohra Lampert as Julia de Paulo

Susan Tyrrell as Helen Proctor

Jesse Dizon as Acapico

Maggie Cooper as Kate de Paulo

Anthony Charnota as Ray Navarette

Colleen Camp as Rosette

Kim Hamilton as Mary

Sam Freed as John David

Melvin Belli as Mayor Jim of San Francisco

Charlie Murphy as Mayor Collins

Christopher Norris as Young Marcie

Tom Rosqui as Sergeant John Guffy

Christopher S. Nelson as Dan

Patricia Wilson as Mrs. Bowan

Chris Cistaro as John David, age 11

Julius Varnado as Jadison

Al Cingolani as Policeman 2

Anthony Cistaro as John David, age 15

Gregory Gillbergh as William

Tony Katsaras as Boat owner

Carl D. Parker as City Councilman

Jay S. Sandler as Sally Stanford's son

Judith Weston as Bertha Tugwell

Critical response

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "an absorbing two hours that affords Dyan Cannon the biggest and best role she's ever had."

Awards

In 1979, Leo Lotito Jr. and Nicholas Pagliaro were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup.

References

External links

Lady of the House at IMDb

Lady of the House at Rotten Tomatoes

Lady of the House at the TCM Movie Database (archived)