TV's finest hour is a good description of this show, perhaps even an understatement.
I first saw this program when I was in high school, at Christmas, naturally.
Our assignment was then to write up our own Christmas memory, in the style of the show. Writing that essay brought me very close to my English teacher at that time, and also for years to come. The movie itself is a powerful educational tool.
I had this on VHS, new, at one time, but somehow it has disappeared.
It deserves to be credited separately at IMDb, though. Geraldine Page's performance as Sook is masterful, and Donnie Melvin is just what I envisioned a little Truman Capote to look and sound like. Very high on the Kleenex scale. The later remake of this movie doesn't stand a chance against the original!
It's a pity this isn't remastered and restored to DVD by itself.
I first saw this program when I was in high school, at Christmas, naturally.
Our assignment was then to write up our own Christmas memory, in the style of the show. Writing that essay brought me very close to my English teacher at that time, and also for years to come. The movie itself is a powerful educational tool.
I had this on VHS, new, at one time, but somehow it has disappeared.
It deserves to be credited separately at IMDb, though. Geraldine Page's performance as Sook is masterful, and Donnie Melvin is just what I envisioned a little Truman Capote to look and sound like. Very high on the Kleenex scale. The later remake of this movie doesn't stand a chance against the original!
It's a pity this isn't remastered and restored to DVD by itself.