Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

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Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

1h 38m

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Overview

Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.

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23 members

Acting

Jack Albertson

Charlie Bartlett

Jack Albertson

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Adrienne Barbeau

Susan O'Neill

Adrienne Barbeau

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John Reilly

Wes Cummings

John Reilly

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Slim Pickens

Ben Khlover

Slim Pickens

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William Bogert

Alfred Lawson

William Bogert

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Pat Cooper

Uncle Mike

Pat Cooper

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Bert Freed

Carlo

Bert Freed

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Anne Seymour

Mrs. Lawson

Anne Seymour

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William Sadler

Joey

William Sadler

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Moosie Drier

Morris O'Neill

Moosie Drier

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Laurence Haddon

Sam Spade

Laurence Haddon

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Jack Knight

Police Sergeant

Jack Knight

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Morgan Farley

Fraiser (as Morgan Farlay)

Morgan Farley

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Robert Lussier

Clerk

Robert Lussier

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Stack Pierce

Lucas

Stack Pierce

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Jack Collins

Sgt. Squire

Jack Collins

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Edward Ansara

Gardener

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Irvin Mosley Jr.

Morgan (as Irvin Mosley)

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Jack O'Leary

Grant

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Claude Traverse

Mallox

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Angela Aames

Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

Angela Aames

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Luther Fear

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Paul Morgan

Trucker (uncredited)

Jeffrey Paul Morgan

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