When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978)

This film concentrates on attorney (Dean Jones) and his 9-year-old daughter (Katy Kurtzman). Responding to Katy's fervent pleas, Jones takes on the case of mute handyman Geoffrey Lewis, who has been accused of murder.

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

Dan Curtis (story), Lee Hutson (story),

Stars:

Dean Jones, Louise Sorel, Chris Petersen

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dean Jones	...	Ed Cooper
Louise Sorel	...	Millie Cooper
Chris Petersen	...	Daniel Cooper
Katy Kurtzman	...	Sarah Cooper
Harris Yulin	...	Prosecutor Joseph Antonelli
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Albert Cavanaugh, the 'Snowman'
Scott Brady	...	Officer Michael Doyle
Ronnie Claire Edwards	...	Mrs. Najarian
Ben Piazza	...	Herman Grasser
Henry Wilcoxon	...	Judge Henry J. Wheeler
Moosie Drier	...	Howie Martin
Scott Kimble	...	Dave Zimmer
Johnny Timko	...	Marty Albert
Tiger Williams	...	Charlie Wilson
Eric Shea	...	Red Doyle

Storyline

This film concentrates on attorney (Dean Jones) and his 9-year-old daughter (Katy Kurtzman). Responding to Katy's fervent pleas, Jones takes on the case of mute handyman Geoffrey Lewis, who has been accused of murder.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | mute | handyman | court | lawyer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gdyby kazdy dzien byl czwartym lipca

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dan Curtis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Long Days of Summer (1980)

User Reviews

this story seemed to start out as a piece of fiction, but turned out to be true

When the story starts out, I thought it was fiction. I was shocked at the end of the show, to learn that it was a true story when it was stated that the teen-age bully "Red Doyle" was a marine sargeant who won the medal of honor posthumously fighting on Iwo Jima. The story seemed to hint at who was the real murderer especially when the neighbor whispers into red doyle's father ear. But without evidence or an indictment the real murderer escaped punishment. It seems as though red doyle sufferer the sins of his father. I probably would have forgotten the show had it not been for the epilogue. I am grateful that this story was presented. The lawyer played by Dean Jones reminded me of Gregory Peck in his role as Atticus Finch.