Those who watch Desperate Housewives have seen Polly Bergen
as Stella Wingfield. I haven't seen that one, but I have seen some of her 83 roles, of which one was United States
President Leslie Harrison McCloud.
As a woman who has just been elected US President, she has
to balance career and family life in a little different way than all the men
before her. She’s glad to be married to a man (Fred MacMurray) who isn’t threatened by stepping
into a position in which his predecessors had always been called First Lady. Of
course, it takes some getting used to. His normal routine is anything but
normal.
He has an opportunity to stand up for his marriage and be
his wife’s hero, but the unstable footing of his new position keeps him
off-balance. He’s not sure he’s making the right decisions while his powerful
wife is running the country.
When Arlene Dahl, who plays Doris,
steps into the scene, trouble is written all over her. Trouble also follows Eli
Wallach, who plays Valdez.
These two keep the First Family on their toes and the audience rolling in
laughter.
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