Courtship 1987  TV, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Cummings
Cast: Hallie Foote, William Converse-Roberts, Matthew Broderick, Amanda Plummer, Michael Higgins, Rochelle Oliver, Richard Jenkins, Steven Hill, Carol Goodheart
Horton Foote's story stars his daughter, Hallie Foote, as a young woman, Elizabeth, from a wealthy family in a small Texas community. When Elizabeth meets and takes an interest in a traveling salesman (William Converse-Roberts) her family disapproves. But Elizabeth will do anything to put distance between her and her abusive father.
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On Valentine's Day 1986  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Harrison
Cast: Hallie Foote, Michael Higgins, Richard Jenkins, William Converse-Roberts, Jeanne McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Steven Hill, Irma P. Hall, Rochelle Oliver, Carol Goodheart, Tim Green, Bill McGhee
In this other prequel (along with "Convicts") to "1918" by Horton Foote, the activities in the small Texas town of Harrison are told. It's 1917, and Horace and Elizabeth (William Converse-Roberts and Hallie Foote) elope and try to survive living with alcoholic Bobby Pate (Richard Jenkins) in his home.
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2. On Valentine's Day (1986)
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