Raggedy Man (1981)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sissy Spacek	...	Nita Longley
	Eric Roberts	...	Teddy
	Sam Shepard	...	Bailey
	William Sanderson	...	Calvin
	Tracey Walter	...	Arnold
	R.G. Armstrong	...	Rigby
	Henry Thomas	...	Harry
	Carey Hollis Jr.	...	Henry
	Ed Geldart	...	Mr. Calloway
	Bill Thurman	...	Sheriff
	Suzi McLaughlin	...	Jean Lester
	Lupe Juárez	...	Crecencio the Barkeeper
	Jessie Lee Fulton	...	Miss Pud
	LuBelle Camp	...	Miss Beulah
	James N. Harrell	...	Ticket Taker

Storyline

It's 1944 in the small town of Gregory, Texas. Divorcée Nita Longley has been brought into the town by the telephone company to work as its switchboard operator, a job which requires her to be at the switchboard day and night. She was originally told by her boss Mr. Rigby that this job would only be a stepping-stone to a more lucrative job with regular working hours, which Mr. Rigby seems to be reneging on since he has now told her that her position is frozen due to the war. As such, Nita feels trapped by this situation. Nita lives in the telephone switchboard office building with her two sons, adolescent Harry and infant Henry. Because of her marital status, many of the townsfolk, especially the men, view Nita either with contempt or as a loose woman. One evening, Teddy Roebuck, a sailor on a four day furlough who is hitchhiking back to his home in Ardmore, Oklahoma, stops by to make a telephone call... Written by Huggo  

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