Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968, English. Directed by Hy Averback.
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Hy AverbackDirector
- Doris DayMargaret Garrison
- Terry-ThomasLadislaus
- Patrick O'NealPeter Garrison
- Lola AlbrightRoberta Lane
- Steve AllenRadio Announcer
- Jim BackusTru-Blue Lou
- Robert MorseWaldo
- Morgan FreemanGrand Central Commuter
- Ben BlueMan with a Razor
- Pat PaulsenConductor
- Harry HickoxDetective Captain Percy Watson
- Parley BaerDr. Dudley Caldwell
Details
- Released
- 19 June 1968
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Everett Freeman, Karl Tunberg
- Box office
- $8M
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 June 1968. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, try Thunderstruck, The Errand Boy, Shadow of the Thin Man.
Who directed Where Were You When the Lights Went Out??
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) was directed by Hy Averback and stars Doris Day, Terry-Thomas, Patrick O'Neal.