My Sweet Charlie (1970)

A pregnant white Southern girl and a black New York lawyer, both on the run in rural Texas, meet up in a boarded-up, abandoned house and realize they both need each other in order to ... See full summary »

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writers:

David Westheimer (novel), Richard Levinson (teleplay),

Stars:

Patty Duke, Al Freeman Jr., Ford Rainey

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Patty Duke	...	Marlene Chambers
Al Freeman Jr.	...	Charles Roberts
Ford Rainey	...	Treadwell
William Hardy	...	Mr. Larrabee
Chris Wilson	...	Mrs. Larrabee
Archie Moore
Noble Willingham	...	Grady
Dave Ward	...	Sheriff

Storyline

A pregnant white Southern girl and a black New York lawyer, both on the run in rural Texas, meet up in a boarded-up, abandoned house and realize they both need each other in order to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

pregnant | lawyer | texas | interracial romance | southerner | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az én édes Charlie-m

Filming Locations:

Galveston, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bob Banner Associates, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

TV debut of Brent Spiner.

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Connections

Featured in The Universal Story (1995)

User Reviews

A Landmark TV movie from the 1970's...

One of the best films to come out of the 1970's was originally made for television. MY SWEET CHARLIE was a sensitive and intense film originally broadcast on NBC directed by Lamont Johnson with a solid screenplay by famed television writing team Richard Levinson and William Link. The film stars Patty Duke as Marlene, a 17-year old, Southern, bigoted, uneducated girl, who, upon learning she's pregnant, runs away from home and finds refuge in one of those boarded up summer houses on the Carolina coast. Her solitude is broken when Charlie (Al Freeman Jr.) also arrives at the house. Charlie is a well-spoken, intelligent, African American attorney who is also seeking refuge because we learn he is on the run and it is the relationship that develops between these two polar opposites brought together by circumstance that forms the basis of this involving story as we watch instant mistrust and resentment between these two people trapped for very different reasons learn to trust and respect each other. Patty Duke won an Emmy for her superb performance and Al Freeman Jr.'s equally memorable performance earned him a nomination as well. Detailed direction by Johnson and a meticulously crafted script are just icing on the cake. A groundbreaking film from the 70's that earned so much acclaim that it was actually released theatrically overseas. A classic, pure and simple.