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Dec 19, 1971 · A 1971 TV movie that launched the popular series The Waltons. It tells the story of a family's Christmas Eve in 1933, when the father is missing and the son John Boy tries to find him.
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- Drama, Family
- Fielder Cook
- 1971-12-19
A story of the events that happened on Christmas Eve, 1933, to one rural American family. An all 'round heartwarming story, especially if you are a fan of Th...
- 98 min
- 61K
- MissDiane1962
A 1971 TV movie about the Waltons, a Depression-era family in rural Virginia, who wait for John, the father, to come home on Christmas Eve. John-boy, the eldest son, sets out to find him and learns about life, love, and responsibility.
On Christmas Eve 1933, a rural Virginia clan, the Waltons, are preparing to celebrate the holiday. But patriarch John Walton (Andrew Duggan), who has gone off to the big city in search of work ...
- (13)
- Fielder Cook
- PG
- Patricia Neal
Nov 29, 2022 · 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 li...
- 98 min
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- HolidayFavorites
Sep 23, 2003 · Patricia Neal won the Best Actress Golden Globe for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and was nominated for an Emmy. Edgar Bergen was delightful as Zeb Walton (Grandpa) and in the film is drawn to the radio to hear President Roosevelt and Fibber McGee and Molly (which didn't premier until 1935-two years later than the year in which the film is ...
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The television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story was broadcast on December 19, 1971. Based on its success, the CBS television network ordered the first season of episodes (to be based on the same characters) and that became the television series The Waltons . [2]
