The Betty Ford Story (MOD)

The Betty Ford Story (MOD)President Gerald Ford's wife Betty brought her own stamp to the role of First Lady. Outgoing and warm, she became an instant hit with a public wearied of the corruption and personal drama of the Watergate era. But behind the gracious exterior she hid a secret: an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. Ultimately, she would own up to those personal demons. and triumph over them, setting an example for others. Gena Rowlands portrays Betty Ford,

suggests her roommate Pony Ferris (Ginger Rogers)

he finds a chest filled with vicious Iron Maiden spikes

The smoke clears and a disparate group of human beings caught in the blast finds itself aboard a luxury liner headed

Major Shane (Robert Bray) then arrives under mysterious circumstances

And for those who don't make the grade

And Dorothy Sebastian (a costar in the first film) is bedazzled by a rogue's ready flash of $100 bills

He must save it from being mistreated

But the stars start crossing against the newlyweds when they travel to Morgan's moss-backed college town to break the news to Morgan's Mater and Pater (Beulah Bondi and Charles Coburn) and two soon finds themselves conducting a marriage incognito style

whether One Shoe Makes It Murder

Quebec-native Kathie Aumont (Simon) finds herself sans shelter in Washington

Ann Todd plays the lovely war widow who wins Robert's heart

and tragedy