Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)

TV Movie  -  99 min  -  Drama | Family | History
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A recently blinded man becomes one of the first American users of a seeing eye dog and must fight to remove the legal barriers impeding its use.

Director:

Delbert Mann

Writers:

Henry Denker, Jimmy Hawkins (story)

Stars:

Timothy Bottoms, Susan Dey and Glynnis O'Connor
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Cast

Cast overview:
Timothy Bottoms ...
Morris Frank
Susan Dey ...
Beth
Glynnis O'Connor ...
Lois
Richard Speight Jr. ...
Jimmy
Arthur Hill Arthur Hill ...
Mr. Frank
Patricia Neal ...
Mrs. Frank
Eva Marie Saint ...
Mrs. Eustes
Bill Ewin Bill Ewin ...
Emmett (the postman)
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy ...
Sen. Christi
Ernest Borgnine ...
Sen. Brighton
Pilot Pilot ...
Buddie - the dog
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Storyline

When an insurance salesman is blinded in a boxing accident, his world is turned upside down as he has trouble functioning in his sightless world. All seem hopeless until he learns of an innovative European project that trains dogs as guides for the blind. He explores the idea and decides to train for a dog. He eventually gets a guide dog, but soon learns that he is barred from taking his needed companion into transit vehicles and public buildings and businesses. With a newfound friend, he must fight to make the country recognize that those rules are unfair to him and his guide. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Dog | Seeing Eye Dog | Handicap | Handicapped Person | Political Activism  | See more »

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Drama | Family | History

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Love Leads the Way See more »

Filming Locations:

Leavenworth, Washington, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Jimmy Hawkins/David Permut Production, Walt Disney Television See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Restaurant Owner: [Both men are discussing why dogs are not permitted in the restaurant] ... Among other reasons, dogs have a - well, a disagreeable *odor*, for lack of a better term.
Morris Frank: Well, do you smell anything disagreeable right now?
[the other man shakes his head negatively]
Morris Frank: Neither do I. Buddy?
[Buddy emerges from under the table, where she has been hidden the whole time]
Restaurant Owner: NO DOGS ALLOWED, and that's FINAL! Now take this - this MUTT and leave, before I call the city pound.
Morris Frank: [with a shrug] Let's go, Buddy. I know a classier place than this!
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