Overview

Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll who teaches him how to read. Bill soon discovers his religious heritage, overcoming the fire that accidentally destroyed his small canteen business, and then travels to California to search for the Morrows.

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Cast

Mickey Rooney

Bill Sackter

Helen Hunt

Jenny Wells

Edie McClurg

Angela

Tracey Walter

Kenny

Teresa Wright

Mae Driscoll

Paul Lieber

Jeff Portman

Largo Woodruff

Beverly Morrow

Dennis Quaid

Barry Morrow