The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

Released: 1973-02-13 Duration: 1hr 14min

Genres: TV Movie Drama

Rating 6.0

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Overview

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.

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

ABC

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	1.225

Directed By

Robert Day

Crew

Director of Photography
James Crabe

Director
Robert Day

Associate Producer
Robert Monroe

Executive Producer
Leonard Goldberg

Executive Producer
Aaron Spelling

Editor
Frank Capacchione

Writer
Stanford Whitmore

Original Music Composer
Kenneth Wannberg

Producer
Everett Chambers

Editor
Bruce Schoengarth

Script Supervisor
Bonnie Prendergast

Editor
James Mitchell

Art Direction
Rolland M. Brooks

Construction Coordinator
Gordon Fletcher

Sound Engineer
Dean Salmon

Set Decoration
Dave L. Love

Assistant Director
Jon C. Andersen

Choreographer
Wally Strauss

Hairstylist
Lynn Masters

Casting
Bert Remsen

Production Manager
Richard Caffey

Wardrobe Designer
Nolan Miller

Makeup Artist
E. Thomas Case

Property Master
Kenneth L. Westcott

Music Editor
Leonard A. Engel

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