51m | Comedy, Drama, Musical | Episode aired 16 November 1966 | b/w, fs
Director: Paul Bogart
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr.
Watched online, ok print.
7 songs in the Soundtracks by Stephen Sondheim.
An episode of the series ABC Stage 67, which has 26 episodes on IMDb. Feels a lot like a Twilight Zone ('59-'64) episode pretty quickly, except with songs.
CC plays the young maid, and has been in the store since age 6 when she wandered away from her mother and fell asleep, and the leader of the hidden people wants a maid.
Flaws in the narrative: although we have a night watchman they dodge by freezing in place like mannequins, it's not clear where they are while the store is open. Also, when does the cleaning crew work? I didn't count, but the residents number more than a half dozen, so I'm wondering why the cafeteria doesn't notice the food shortages.
I won't reveal more about the plot, but the ending befits a TZ episode as well.
ABC, dir. Bogart; 7
