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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

PG1971Drama • Holiday

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Synopsis
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, still hasn't returned home, and a heavy snowstorm only adds more cause for worry. Teenage son John-Boy (Richard Thomas) tries to distract his siblings by explaining the real meaning of Christmas to them, before his mother (Patricia Neal) finally sends John-Boy out to find his father.
Cast
Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Cleavon Little, Dorothy Stickney, William Windom, Andrew Duggan, Woodrow Parfrey, Judy Norton, Mary McDonough, Kami Cotler, Eric Scott, David Harper, Jon Walmsley, David Huddleston, Sally Chamberlin, Donald Livingston
Rating
PGAdult Language
Genres
Drama, Holiday

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