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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
<html> <head> <title>The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes <nobr>(31-Dec-1969)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.cwts-1.jpg" height=220 width=145 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> Robert Butler<p><b>Writer:</b> Joseph L. McEveety<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/884/000205269/">Juvenile/Comedy</a>, <a href="/lists/307/000084055/">Robots</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p>Students at Medfield College convince local businessman A. J. Arno to donate a computer to the school; while maintaining the machine, student Dexter Riley is struck by lightning and his brain is temporarily merged with the computer. Riley now has photographic memory and can perform all manner of mental gymnastics; while on a TV quiz show, an accidental codeword triggers the revelation of Arno's illegal activities. Remade as <a href="/films/125/000067921/">The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes</a> (1995).<p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/440/000102134/"><font size=-1>Fritz Feld</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Oct-1900</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Nov-1993</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Bringing Up Baby</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/699/000131306/"><font size=-1>Joe Flynn</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Nov-1924</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Jul-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Capt. Binghamton on <i>McHale's Navy</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/261/000063072/"><font size=-1>Pat Harrington</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Aug-1929</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Jan-2016</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Duane Schneider on <i>One Day at a Time</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/071/000100768/"><font size=-1>Jon Provost</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Mar-1950</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Timmy Martin on <i>Lassie</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/660/000033561/"><font size=-1>Cesar Romero</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Feb-1907</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Jan-1994</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>The Joker on <i>Batman</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/210/000130817/"><font size=-1>Bing Russell</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-May-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Apr-2003</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dep. Clem Foster on <i>Bonanza</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/906/000022840/"><font size=-1>Kurt Russell</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Mar-1951</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Call him Snake</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/346/000130953/"><font size=-1>William Schallert</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Jul-1922</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-May-2016</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Martin Lane on <i>The Patty Duke Show</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/149/000130756/"><font size=-1>Frank Welker</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Feb-1945</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Voice actor, <i>Transformers</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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