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A Family for Joe (1990) (TV)
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25 February 1990 (USA) morePlot:
To keep from being separated, four orphans get a homeless maverick to pose as their guardian. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A brilliant Mitchum film w him as an adopted "Guardian" to orphaned kids. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Joe 'Grandpa' Whitaker-Bankston | |
| Chris Furrh | ... | Nick Bankston | |
| Maia Brewton | ... | Holly Bankston | |
| Jarrad Paul | ... | Chris Bankston | |
| Jessica Player | ... | Mary Bankston | |
| Barbara Babcock | ... | Miss Quinn Collins | |
| David Nelson | ... | Mr. George Merkel | |
| Anna Mathias | ... | Mrs. Annie Brewster | |
| James Hackett | ... | Mr. Pete Brewster | |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Judge Delaney | |
| Robert Casper | ... | Mr. Edwards, Nick's Principle | |
| Richard X. Slattery | ... | Old Officer Finney | |
| Maggie Egan | ... | Mrs. Lewis (Carrie's Mom) | |
| John Mitchum | ... | Preacher at Elder's Society | |
| Helena Carroll | ... | Mrs. Spruce, Holly's Teacher |
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What more can I say but that this was a brilliantly done film with Robert Mitchum who was "adopted" by some kids as their "Uncle Joe" because they were orphaned when their parents died in an accident.
You find this film with Mitchum being a "Homeless person" who lived either in cardboard boxes and or on park benches. He is "taken in" by some kids to act as their guardian so that these kids would not be moved to a childrens home.
This is one of the VERY few drama's I like as much as I do and highly recommend that it be watched. You see Robert Mitchum as you have never seen him before.