Teacher, Teacher (TV 1969)

Hamilton Cade is an alcoholic teacher striving to put his life back together. He accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child" only to find that young Freddie is mentally retarded (an ... See full summary »

Director:

Fielder Cook

Writers:

Allan Sloane, Ian Sloane (play)

Stars:

Sally Cook, Ossie Davis, George Grizzard

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sally Cook	...	Woman
Ossie Davis	...	Charles Carter
George Grizzard	...	F. Niles Putnam
Anthony Jones	...	Joey
David McCallum	...	Hamilton Cade
Billy Schulman	...	Freddie Putnam

Storyline

Hamilton Cade is an alcoholic teacher striving to put his life back together. He accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child" only to find that young Freddie is mentally retarded (an outstanding performance by retarded actor Billy Schulman). A black man who works for Freddie's father also becomes interested in teaching the child, and becomes a second role model for him. A "Hall of Fame" production.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Teacher, Teacher (#18.3)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henry Jaffe Enterprises Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

User Reviews

Is "Teacher, Teacher" still available?

I remember occasionally having lunch with Billy Shulman in the Harry B. Thompson junior high cafeteria in Syosset, NY (where we both went to school). We never became close friends, but I have always wondered what happened to him. I would love to see this film again; I remember that he did a wonderful job in the film with David McCallum and Ossie Davis. I contacted Hallmark Hall of Fame a number of years back, to see if the movie was released on VHS, but they had no early records of movies that went back to the late 60's. Maybe it wasn't called Hallmark Hall of Fame back then. Anyway, I hope I can find a copy because I would love to show it to my students at the high school where I teach. John Wagner