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The Christmas Wife   1988         TV, 73 min. Genre: Drama Director: David Hugh Jones   Cast: Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton, Deborah Grover, David Gardner, Tom Harvey, Christopher Andrade, Steven Andrade, Bill Lynn, Helen Frost, Lawrence Dane, Gwynyth Walsh   Lonely widower John Tanner (Jason Robards) does not want to be alone for Christmas and hires a woman companion, Iris (Julie Harris), to spend the holiday with him. They drive to a secluded mountain cabin where John learns that there is mystery surrounding Iris and that she will not answer his questions. On Christmas day, Iris tells John that she wants to go home. The reason for Iris' mysterious presence is that she is, in fact, married to the social arranger (Don Francks) who sent Iris to John. Iris and her husband needed the $500 service fee to pay their bills, and Iris agreed to spend the holidays with John. Cast Jason Robards John Tanner Julie Harris Iris Don Francks Social Arranger James Eckhouse Jim Tanner Patricia Hamilton Dora Deborah Grover Micki David Gardner Harry Tom Harvey Jack Christopher Andrade Tommy Steven Andrade Tim Bill Lynn Sant Claus Helen Frost Woman in Restaurant Lawrence Dane Michael Rosten Gwynyth Walsh Betty