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The Borrowers 1973 3 stars

    TV, 81 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Walter C. Miller
Cast: Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, Judith Anderson, Beatrice Straight, Karen Pearson, Barnard Hughes, Dennis Larson, Murray Westgate, Dan McIlravey

  A young boy (Dennis Larson) explores his aunt's (Judith Anderson) English mansion and gets the surprise of his life: under a floorboard he sees a family of tiny people who live by "borrowing" from the big people. A fun adventure for the young and the young-at-heart. Originally a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" TV film; based on a novel by Mary Norton.

Tom Sawyer 1973 2 and a half stars

    TV, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Director: James Neilson
Cast: Josh Albee, Jeff Tyler, Jane Wyatt, Buddy Ebsen, Vic Morrow, John McGiver, Scott Fisher, Sue Petrie, Karen Pearson, Colin Fox

  This retelling of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer (Josh Albee) and Huckleberry Finn (Jeff Tyler) adventures includes attendance at their own funerals and witnessing a murder.

When Michael Calls 1972 1 and a half stars

    TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence

Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman

  In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Borrowers (1973)
2. Tom Sawyer (1973)
aka: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence

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