Aunt Mary (1979)
- Director(s):
- Peter Werner
Synopsis of Aunt Mary
This TV movie stars Jean Stapleton as the real-life "Aunt" Mary Dobkin, a physically handicapped woman living in the Baltimore of the 1940s. Concerned that juvenile delinquency is destroying her neighborhood, Aunt Mary organizes the "Dobkin Dynamiters", a baseball team comprised of disadvantaged and minority children. As she fights to have her biracial team officially sanctioned by the highly segregated Baltimore power structure, Aunt Mary is further challenged by the amputation of her left leg and right foot. Nonetheless, she perseveres over the next two decades, providing nearly 35,000 disenfranchised boys the opportunity to escape the streets and play ball. Sportscaster Ernie Harwell, who'd once called the shots for the Baltimore Orioles, makes a cameo appearance in this 1979 Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Aunt Mary
- Robert Emhardt - Berwick
- Anthony Cafiso - Nicholas Rocco
- Gerry Black - George Hazel
- Lulu Baxter - Suzie Martin
- Mitch Carter - Man on the Street
- Christopher Ciampa - Hank
- Dago Demster - Tommy
- Roger Hampton - Cop Sokowitz
- Kristopher Marquis - Mickey
- Barney Pell - Sam Jessup
- Stuart Rogers - Jaguar Fielder
- Jesse Joe Walsh - Randy
- Martin Balsam - Harry Strasberg
- Dolph Sweet - Amos Jones
- Julia Jennings - Nurse Louise
- K.C. Martel - Billy
- Philip Bruns - Det. Lamonica
- Hap Lawrence - Clyde Hopper
- Marilyn Coleman - Grace Hazel
- Steve Cafiso - Tony Rocco
- Rick Casorla - Chester
- Natalie Cilona - Nurse Abbott
- Tim Gemelli - Andy Steinwald
- Ernie Harwell - Baseball Announcer
- Annie O'Neill - Woman on the Street
- Steve Pollack - Dennis
- Tom Stern - Hawk Coach
- Terry Wills - Jessup
- Jean Stapleton - Aunt Mary Dobkin
- Robbie Rist - Vernon
- De'Voreaux White - Wally Hazel
- Harold Gould - Dr. Hoxley
- Director(s):
- Peter Werner
- Writer(s):
- Burt Prelutsky
- Producer(s):
- Michael Jaffe
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