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Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds   1972         PG, 100 min. Genre: Drama Director: Paul Newman   Cast: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, Richard Venture, Will Hare, David Spielberg, John Lehne   An unhappy alcoholic mother, Beatrice (Joanne Woodward), constantly criticizes her daughters, Matilda (Nell Potts) and Ruth (Roberta Wallach). Relief comes in the form of a high-school science experiment with man-in-the-moon marigolds that points the way away from Beatrice's clutches.