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directed by

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, written by Frederick Louis Fox, and starring

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and

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. It was released by

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in December 1969.

Plot

Mark Jonah Winters (

) is a migrant worker who hitches a ride with Jerry Taggart (

). A car crash kills Taggert, and when the police arrive on the scene Jonah learns he had been riding in a stolen car. He is accused of car theft and, since he believes he cannot prove his innocence, he flees before he can be arrested. Jonah spends the night sleeping in a field, and awakes to find four blind children, staying at a nearby blind camp. He meets camp housekeeper Nonna (

Jo Van Fleet Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 29, 1915"The Bi ...

) and camp director Tracy (

), who believe him to be the handyman they were expecting. Jonah begins working at the camp, and gains the trust of the children, whom he can relate to because he had been orphaned as a child. Nonna sees a photo of Jonah in the newspaper and, though she knows he is wanted by the police, does not turn him in. Eventually the police arrive at the camp, and arrest Jonah. At the police station a drunkard named Wilfred Bashford (

), who had spoken to Jonah just before he was given a ride by Taggert, is able to corroborate that Jonah had not been the driver of the stolen car. Jonah is freed, and returns to his friends at the camp.tcm.com
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Cast

as Mark Jonah Winters *

Jo Van Fleet Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 29, 1915"The Bi ...

as Nonna *

as Barney Glover *

as Tracy Rutledge *

as Wilfred Bashford *

as Jerry Taggart *

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as Mackray *

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as Scott *Frank Schuller as Witney *

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as Maxon *

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as Little Joe Wilson *

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as Kim *

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as Richard *Michele Tobin as Cathy *Susan Mathews as Velma *

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as Pepe *Lilly Martens as Nina *

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as Brian Hofstadter *Lord Nelson as Ralph the Dog *Coby Denton as Wilks *

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as Jenkins *Fred Dale as Sheriff *Don Familton as Sheriff *Holger Bendixen as Fisherman *James Bacon as Hobo *

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as himself

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* * {{Gerd Oswald 1969 films 1960s English-language films Warner Bros. films American drama films 1969 drama films Films directed by Gerd Oswald Films about summer camps 1960s American films

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