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So You Want a Television Set

1953, English. Directed by Richard L. Bare.

Joe and Alice buy a television set and, due to some excuse, or another, the neighbors begin to drop in, stay to watch television, and raid their refrigerator.

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Released
23 May 1953
Written by
George O'Hanlon, Richard L. Bare
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So You Want a Television Set isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1953. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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So You Want a Television Set (1953) was directed by Richard L. Bare and stars George O'Hanlon, Doris Day, Tor Johnson.

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