All the Way Home (1963)
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A seven year old and his mother cope with his father's death in an auto accident. His grieving mother is in denial, and the rush of well-meaning relatives fails to help the situation. The boy observes the reaction of adults to the death of his father, taking refuge in the world and games of children to escape the sadness. Mary (Jean Simmons) slowly accepts her husband's death and begins to adjust to the devastating loss. The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by James Agee. Robert Preston plays the friendly, ill-fated husband whose brother Ralph (Pat Hingle) is the local undertaker in this dramatic tear jerker. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alex Segal
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Synopsis of All the Way Home
A seven year old and his mother cope with his father's death in an auto accident. His grieving mother is in denial, and the rush of well-meaning relatives fails to help the situation. The boy observes the reaction of adults to the death of his father, taking refuge in the world and games of children to escape the sadness. Mary (Jean Simmons) slowly accepts her husband's death and begins to adjust to the devastating loss. The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by James Agee. Robert Preston plays the friendly, ill-fated husband whose brother Ralph (Pat Hingle) is the local undertaker in this dramatic tear jerker. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of All the Way Home
- Jean Simmons - Mary Follet
- Pat Hingle - Ralph Follet
- Thomas Chalmers - Joel
- Ronnie Claire Edwards - Sally
- John Henry Faulk - Walter Starr
- Mary Perry - Grand-Aunt Sadie
- Edwin Wolfe - John Henry
- David Huddleston
- Robert Preston - Jay Follett
- Aline MacMahon - Aunt Hannah
- John Cullum - Andrew
- Michael Kearney - Rufus Follet
- Lylah Tiffany - Great-Great-Grandmaw
- Georgia Simmons - Jessie
- Ferdie Hoffman - Father Jackson
- Director(s):
- Alex Segal
- Writer(s):
- Philip Reisman, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- David Susskind
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