Daddy 1991  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Daddy'
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: Patrick Duffy, Kate Mulgrew, John Anderson, Ben Affleck, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Lawrence, Robyn Peterson, Richard McKenzie, Lynda Carter, Georgia Emelin
After 20 years of marriage, Oliver's (Patrick Duffy) wife (Kate Mulgrew) leaves him and their children, and he must not only deal with his shortcomings but with his children's problems as well. He moves West as part of his advertising business where he finds love in the person of an actress (Lynda Carter). An early appearance by Ben Affleck. Made for TV.
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Gideon's Trumpet 1980  TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins
Cast: Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Nicholas Pryor, William Prince, Dean Jagger, Lane Smith, Richard McKenzie, Dolph Sweet, Ford Rainey, David Sheiner, J. Patrick McNamara, Les Lannom
In 1961, Clarence Earl Gideon (Henry Fonda) is arrested in Panama City, Florida, for petty larceny. Because he cannot afford a lawyer, Gideon is sent to prison to serve a five year sentence. Gideon appeals, and the case goes to the Supreme Court where a landmark decision is reached giving free legal representation to anyone accused of a crime in the United States.
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 Splendor in the Grass 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Youngs, Nicholas Pryor, Ally Sheedy, K Callan, Graham Jarvis, Todd Elliot, Macon McCalman, Richard McKenzie, Doran Clark, Toni Kalem
In Kansas during the 1920s, teenagers Deanie (Melissa Gilbert) and Bud (Cyril O'Reilly) are in love. Deanie comes from a middle-class family, and her mother (Eva Marie Saint) preaches to her about keeping her virginity to the point that Deanie is headed for a nervous breakdown. Bud's wealthy father Ace (Ned Beatty) wants him to go to Yale, but Bud wants to get married and settle down as a rancher. While the story is about class consciousness and the strict rules of sexuality during an earlier era, it provides enjoyable fare.
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| 1. Corvette Summer (1978)
2. Daddy (1991)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Daddy'
3. Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
4. Splendor in the Grass (1981)
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