The Girls of Huntington House (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Alf Kjellin

Writers:

Blossom Elfman (novel)
Paul Savage (writer)

Release Date:

14 February 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems. |

Plot Keywords:

Home For Unwed Mothers | Teenage Pregnancy | Single Mother | Unwed Pregnancy | Pregnant Girl

Cast

Shirley Jones	...	Anne Baldwin
Mercedes McCambridge	...	Doris McKenzie
Pamela Sue Martin	...	Gail Dorn
William Windom	...	Sam Dutton
Sissy Spacek	...	Sara
Nancy Malone	...	Sara's Mother
Debbie Dozier	...	Mary Lou
Marilyn Fox	...	Cookie
Barbara Mallory	...	Marilyn Dutton
Helen Page Camp	...	Nurse Caulfield
Carmen Zapata	...	Miss Rodriquez
Darrell Larson	...	Sandy
Bonnie Van Dyke	...	Baby
Tina Andrews	...	Tina
Mary Maldonado	...	Wanda

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

Lorimar Productions

Soundtrack:

I Can Make It

Beautiful

This is a really beautiful movie about a home and school for young unwed mothers and a teacher who becomes too involved with her students. Sissy Spacek is my favorite actress, and here she stars as a young pregnant, determined to follow her heart and run her own life. She soon is confronted with a new teacher, portrayed by Shirley Jones, and totally disagrees with the lifestyle of the mature woman, stating her as being emotionally crippled. It´s very moving to witness the fights and discussions of the two strong characters, who, no matter how different their points of view, slowly grow to become friends. Although at times it is too obvious this was "only" made for TV, it still is a touching and sweet little film.