The Stranger Who Looks Like Me is a 1974 American made-for-television drama romance film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Meredith Baxter, Beau Bridges and Walter Brooke. The cast includes Whitney Blake, who was Meredith Baxter's real-life mother; Bill Vint, who starred in the drive-in classic Macon County Line, as well as future Dallas star Patrick Duffy, who has a small part. The film originally premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on March 6, 1974.[1]
| The Stranger Who Looks Like Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Gerald Di Pego |
| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Starring | Meredith Baxter Beau Bridges Walter Brooke |
| Music by | George Tipton Paul Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Edward S. Feldman |
| Producer | Lillian Gallo |
| Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
| Editor | Eve Newman |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company | Filmways Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 6, 1974 |
Plot
editJoanne Denver was adopted at birth and is searching for her birth parents. She meets Chris Schroeder, who is also adopted and is searching for his birth parents.
Cast
edit- Meredith Baxter as Joanne Denver
- Beau Bridges as Chris Schroeder
- Walter Brooke as Mr. Denver
- Neva Patterson as Mrs. Denver
- Whitney Blake as Emma Verko
- Woody Chambliss as Paul (as Woodrow Chambliss)
- Ford Rainey as Mr. Gilbert
- Maxine Stuart as Mrs. Weiner
- Patricia Harty as Carol Sutton
- Mary Murphy as Mrs. Quayle
- Bill Vint as Bob
- Anne Barton as Mrs. Carter
- Warren Miller as Mike Sutton
- Linda Morrow as Gloria
- Victor Bevine as Gary
- Cecil Elliott as Gramma Dupre (as Cecil Elliot)
- Jan Arvan as Uncle Charles
- Biff Elliot as Charles Verko (as Biff Elliott)
- Tom Moses as Clerk
- Sylvia Walden as Adoptive Parent #1
- Millie Slavin as Adoptive Parent #2
- Hampton Fancher as Adoptive Parent #3
- Jocelyn Jones as Adoptee #1
- Susan Adams as Adoptee #2
- Patrick Duffy as Adoptee #3
- Warren Seabury as Adoptee #4
References
edit- ^ "Lillian Gallo, Pioneering TV Producer, Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
External links
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