The New Adventures of Heidi 1978  TV, 82 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Ralph Senensky
Cast: Katy Kurtzman, Burl Ives, John Gavin, Sean Marshall, Marlyn Mason, Sherrie Wills, Alex Henteloff, Charles Aidman, Walter Brooke, Amzie Strickland, Adrienne Marden, Barry Cahill, Molly Dodd, Arlen Stuart, Bartlett Robinson
This made-for-TV remake of the popular story is set in modern times. Heidi (Katy Kurtzman) is living in the Swiss Alps with her beloved Grandfather (Burl Ives) who is going blind. After Grandfather wanders away from the cabin and is lost, Heidi is sent to live with her friend Elizabeth's (Sherrie Wills) relatives in NYC where she enjoys the holidays in New York at Elizabeth's family mansion. When Heidi returns to the Swiss Alps after the holidays, she is reunited with Grandfather who is now totally blind. Elizabeth's father, Dan Wyler (John Gavin), takes him to Zurich where a surgeon restores his eyesight. Now, their problem is solved, and Heidi and Grandfather happily return to the Swiss Alps. The story is complemented by several original songs.
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 Pillow Talk 1959  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Julia Meade, Lee Patrick, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Alex Gerry, Mary McCarty, Hayden Rorke, Valerie Allen, Jacqueline Beer, Arlen Stuart
This was the first of several Doris Day/Rock Hudson romantic comedies. In this story, Brad (Hudson) and Jan (Day) share a telephone party line, and Brad is often on the phone wooing women. He and Jan argue, but, after his old college friend Jonathan Forbes (Tony Randall) falls for Jan, Brad decides to seduce Jan over the phone. Knowing that she would never be interested in him, Brad pretends to be a Texas Rancher, "Rex Stetson." He calls Jan; however, she soon catches on to his ploy, but romance takes over, and they fall in love. Day received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, Thelma Ritter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jan's hung-over maid Alma, and the film won an Oscar for Best Writing.
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