Child of Glass (1978) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

John Erman

Writers:

Richard Peck (novel) and
Jim Lawrence (writer)

Release Date:

14 May 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

A boy continues to see a ghost of a Creole girl and he has to help her solve a riddle...otherwise he might be haunted for the rest of his life!

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Mansion | Fantastic | Doll | Opal

Cast

Barbara Barrie	...	Emily Armsworth
Biff McGuire	...	Joe Armsworth
Anthony Zerbe	...	Amory Timmons
Nina Foch	...	Aunt Lavinia Culp
Katy Kurtzman	...	Blossom Culp
Steve Shaw	...	Alexander Armsworth
Olivia Barash	...	Inez Dumaine
Denise Nickerson	...	Connie Sue Armsworth
Jack Rader	...	Sheriff Muncey
Irene Tedrow	...	Miss Merryweather
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Madame Dumaine
David Hurst	...	Jacques Dumaine
Sue Ann Gilfillan	...	Ludee Calhoun

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Danville, Kentucky, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

While most of the setting is authentic, the production company could not find a suitable crypt in the Danville, Kentucky cemetary, so the climactic sequence was shot in a fake tomb constructed in the actual graveyard. The phony mausoleum became a local attraction after the film aired.

Quotes:

Blossom Culp: You mean we ain't gonna be haunted no more?
Inez Dumaine: Only by memories, perhaps.

I remember Child of Glass from when I was four years old

I lived in Canada for one year in 1978 and then moved home to Australia. During that year I saw Child of Glass on TV. I was four years old. I was obsessed with it and didn't find it scary at all - just fascinating. In recent years I have only vaguely remembered the plot. When I found out about this website I was so keen to see if what I remembered was correct. Reading other's comments I've discovered that my memories are accurate. I remembered there was a mystery that had to be solved by a child, the ghost of a little girl, a lost treasure and a well that held the answer. Almost 30 years later, I am so keen to see it again, however, I doubt I would ever be able to find it here in Australia. Instead, I will attempt to find a copy of the book and its sequel.