Charley and the Angel (1973)Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left. Director:Vincent McEveety |
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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
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| Fred MacMurray | ... |
Charley Appleby
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| Cloris Leachman | ... |
Nettie Appleby
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| Harry Morgan | ... |
The Angel formerly Roy Zerney
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| Kurt Russell | ... |
Ray Ferris
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| Kathleen Cody | ... |
Leonora Appleby
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| Vincent Van Patten | ... |
Willie Appleby
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Scott C. Kolden | ... |
Rupert Appleby
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| George Lindsey | ... |
Pete, Handyman
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| Edward Andrews | ... |
Ernie, Banker
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Richard Bakalyan | ... |
Buggs
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| Barbara Nichols | ... |
Sadie
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Kelly Thordsen | ... |
Policeman
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Liam Dunn | ... |
Dr. Sprague
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Larry D. Mann | ... |
Felix
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George O'Hanlon | ... |
Harry, Police Chief
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Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.
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angel | husband wife relationship | hardware store | shop owner | mother son relationship |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 March 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Charley e l'angelo See more »Filming Locations:
Pasadena, California, USACompany Credits
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Charley And The Angel was the final film that Fred MacMurray did for the Walt Disney Studio. It was certainly a profitable association for both Disney and MacMurray although this one does not come anywhere near such things as The Absent Minded Professor or The Shaggy Dog.
MacMurray as Charley Appleby is a workaholic just tending to business at the hardware store day after day and ignoring his family which includes wife Cloris Leachman and kids, Kathleen Cody, Vincent Van Patten, and Scott Kolden. Kathleen's got a pair of boyfriends interested in her in Kurt Russell and Ed Begley, Jr. And the boys are getting themselves into mischief.
MacMurray after a couple of close shaves gets a visit from guardian angel Harry Morgan who says because of those things, he's fouled up the celestial schedule. But he's on borrowed time and MacMurray now waking up and smelling the coffee decides he'd better change his lifestyle.
The Disney family formula was wearing a bit thin. I don't think it was an accident that Fred's last three films with Disney were all set in the past. Disney's current star of modern type comedies was the all American Kurt Russell.
The younger brothers innocent involvement with gangsters was something of a hoot however. I'm surprised Vincent Van Patten didn't go on to do more Disney items, he seemed perfect as a Magic Kingdom type.
Harry Morgan is a droll sort of angel who gets to do a bit of scenery chewing with MacMurray. He's easily the best one in the film.
Fans of Fred MacMurray should appreciate this.