Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) DVDRip

On November 9, 1965, successful Hollywood actress Maggie Garrison is starring in her first Broadway play. She is at the theater more often than she is at home at her New York apartment, and her architect husband Peter Garrison feels neglected. She's thinking of quitting the play, "The Constant Virgin"--partly because it only furthers her good-girl image--and retiring to live at her and Peter's Connecticut cottage permanently. Rumors of her retirement discomfit the play's director, Ladislaus Walicheck, a secret Peeping Tom who sees Maggie as dollar-signs. He believes Peter is the problem and that if their marriage ever broke up, Maggie would focus totally on her career and, Ladsy hopes, sign a long-term contract. Meanwhile, Waldo Zane, the current Vice-President and Treasurer at Manhattan-headquartered Megatronics, Inc., plans to embezzle the company's current year's profits of $2.4 million in cash, his resolve to do so even stronger when he is passed over for the promotion to President in favor of the current President's nebbish son Otis J. Hendershot, Jr. At approximately 17:27 this day, a blackout hits the northeastern US, resulting in general chaos. Maggie is able to get back to her apartment from the theater, but she finds Peter cheating on her with another woman; she runs off to her sanctuary, the Connecticut cottage. Waldo, in his office with a valise filled with the money, has one issue after another getting out of the city--and only makes it as far as a certain Connecticut cottage. When the power is restored approximately 12 hours later, Maggie and Waldo have no idea what happened overnight except that they were in bed together at some point. Peter comes to the cottage and initially believes that Maggie had a fling with Waldo in retaliation for Peter's infidelity. Ladsy, also at the cottage on Maggie's urging, wants to play upon the belief of both Peter and Maggie having had affairs to break up their marriage so Maggie will sign that long-term contract. Waldo, who can't yet leave without transportation, doesn't want to leave anyway: the cash-filled valise is missing. These lies and misunderstandings lead to one complication after another.