The Cay (1974)

 

Starring:

• James Earl Jones
• Alfred Lutter III

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When Young Phillip is separated form his mother and found by a black man named Timothy and his cat Stewcat, Phillip becomes blind and they all end up on an island. Will they survive or will they die?

The availability of this made-for-TV movie is obscure. I saw it on some Sunday night on TV in 1974, and have wanted to see it again ever since. The story is positively poignant and the acting is superb. The character of Timothy is a wonderfully unique portrayal by James Earl Jones. The adaptation from the book was done well. Want to see it again and own it in my home movie library. I know that the book is still used for literature/english classes at the junior high/middle school level and this film version would be a valuable asset as a "follow-up" for students after reading the book.

The Kid With The Broken Halo (1982, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Gary Coleman
• Robert Guillaume
• Telma Hopkins
• Kim Fields
• Georg Stanford Brown
• June Allyson
• Mason Adams
• Ray Walston
• John Pleshette
• Lani O'Grady
• Tammy Lauren
• Keith Coogan

Storyline

Watch out world! Ready or not, here comes Andy LeBeau. It's Heaven's answer to the celestial question: What do you do with a wayward, wisecracking 12-year-old angel who's in and out of trouble so often that he's more in need of a guardian than most of the poor humans he's supposed to be watching over? Andy's exasperated teacher wants to send him to the "other place." But a higher authority intervenes, and Andy is given one last chance to earn his wings. And how he goes about it provides light-hearted, whimsical, angelic entertainment for the entire family.