''Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole'' is a 1972 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made fo ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Jud Taylor Judson Taylor (February 25, 1932August 6, 2008) was an American actor, television director, and television producer. Early years Born in New York City, Taylor graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Career Taylor is perhaps best ...

and starring Susan Hayward, Darren McGavin,

Michael Constantine Michael Constantine (born Gus Efstratiou (Ευστρατίου); May 22, 1927 – August 31, 2021) was an American actor. He is most widely recognized for his portrayal of Kostas "Gus" Portokalos, the Windex bottle-toting Greek father of Toula ...

, Michele Nichols,

Dane Clark Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish imm ...

Beverly Garland Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action or science-fiction movie ...

and

Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan (December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series '' The Virginian'' (1962–1971) and ''Dirty Sally'' (1974), and in films such as ''Macbeth'' ...

Plot

A widowed doctor ( Susan Hayward) joins a colleague's ( Darren McGavin) Chicago slum clinic and befriends a dying girl.

Cast

* Susan Hayward as Dr Maggie Cole * Darren McGavin as Dr Lou Grazzo *

as Dr Sweeney * Michele Nichols as Lisa Downey *

as Hank Cooper *

as Myrna Anderson *

as Mrs Downey *

Maidie Norman Maidie Ruth Norman (October 16, 1912 – May 2, 1998) was an American radio, stage, film, and television actress as well as an instructor in African-American literature and theater. Early life Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on a plantat ...

as Fergy—Nurse Ferguson *

Richard Anderson Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin ( Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers ( Lindsay Wagner) i ...

as Dr Ben Cole *

Frank Puglia Francesco Giuseppe "Frank" Puglia (9 March 1892 – 25 October 1975) was an Italian-American film actor. He had small, but memorable roles in films including ''Casablanca'' (a Moroccan rug merchant), ''Now, Voyager'' and ''The Jungle Book''. ...

as Mr. Alissandro *

Harry Basch Harry Leo Basch (January 16, 1926 – June 23, 2020) was an American actor and author. In 1951 he appeared in "Mr. Roberts" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. He is possibly best known for his role as Vince Caproni in the 1980s television se ...

as Isadore Glass * Leigh Adams as Night Nurse #1 * Jan Peters as Ivan Dvorsky * Robert Cleaves as Brig *

Richard Carlyle Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and Broadway actor. Early years Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art I ...

as Mr. Anderson * Mina Martinez as Night Nurse #2 * Peter Hobbs as Pathologist * Guy Remsen as Policeman * Jerrie Woolen as Day Nurse #2 * Bob Bennett as Waiter *

Virginia Hawkins Virginia Hawkins (February 1, 1934 - March 27, 2020) was an American actress, who remains best known for her role in the 1980s television series ''Dynasty'' as maid Jeanette Robbins. She also appeared regularly in the series '' Medical Center'' a ...

as Day Nurse #1 * Scott Edmonds as Barney

Production

It was meant to be the first of three pictures Hayward was to make for Aaron Spelling.

Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dram ...

recorded an original song for the film, believed to be only the second time this had been done for a TV movie.NORMA, L.B., 1972, Aug 13. Hollywood Today. Chicago Tribune 2-n1. ISSN 1085-6706.

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* * 1972 television films 1972 films 1972 drama films ABC Movie of the Week Films produced by Aaron Spelling Films directed by Jud Taylor Films scored by Hugo Montenegro American drama television films 1970s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub

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