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Portnoy Film Crew Sets Dorset Inn Arouses Town
Warner Brothers filmed Portnoy's Complaint scenes at the Dorset Inn drawing crowds and gossip. The crew faced rain delays and long retakes with stars Paula Prentiss Richard Benjamin and Karen Black. Residents debated the novel's racy content while Dorset mourned lost time and publicity.
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Arnold Mandel
Newark
New England
Vermont
Arnold
Mother Mandel
Philip Roth
Portnoy
Warner Brothers Studios
Dorset Inn
Mae West
Warner Brothers
Paula Prentiss
Richard Benjamin
Columbus
Karen Black
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Barrows House
Vern
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