The Homecoming
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fielder Cook
Kami Cotler
Betty Carter
William Windom
Roderick Bingley
Donald Livingston
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Synopsis
This was the pilot movie for "The Waltons" (which began its long run in September 1972), recounting the events of one day -- Christmas Eve, 1933 -- in the lives of a rural American mountain family. Later called "The Homecoming -- A Christmas Story," it won a Christopher Award as well as Emmy nominations for actress Patricia Neal, director Fielder Cook and author Earl Hamner, Jr (who based the story apparently on his own youthful recollections and was the model for "John-Boy"). Hamner previously had written the story in another form which turned up on the screen as "Spencer's Mountain" (1963) with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara as the parents. When "The Waltons" turned up as a series, Michael Learned, Ralph Waite and Will Geer took over the roles created by Patricia Neal, Andrew Duggan and Edgar Bergen, while most of the others in the cast continued in the parts they originated.
Director
Fielder Cook
Cast
Kami Cotler
Betty Carter
William Windom
Roderick Bingley
Donald Livingston
Ellen Corby
Richard Thomas
Clarence Landry
Eric Scott
Judy Norton-taylor
Edgar Bergen
Cleavon Little
Patricia Neal
Rodney Bingley
Dorothy Stickney
Kent Williams
Mary Mcdonough
Andrew Duggan
David W Harper
Miyoshi Williams
Jon Walmsley
Woodrow Parfrey
David Huddleston
Sally Chamberlin
Crew
James Cane
Betsy Cox
Edward Denault
Gene Fowler Jr.
Marjorie Fowler
Jerry Goldsmith
Earl Hamner
Earl Hamner
Robert Harris
Robert L. Jacks
Harold Lewis
Neil Maffeo
Pam Polifroni
Earl Rath
Lee Rich
Bob Sidell
Robert E. Smith
Max Stein
Morton Stevens
Dione Taylor
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Aired in United States December 19, 1971
