Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank

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Letters from Frank

"Frank Miller, 65. They told him he was finished and that's when he and his wife began fighting back...Because you can't retire a courageous man from life."

1979

1h 40m

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TV Movie

Overview

When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes enraged and starts writing letters to his son, Richard, expressing his fury.

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Production Companies

Paramount Television

Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Art Carney

Frank Miller

Art Carney

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Maureen Stapleton

Betty Miller

Maureen Stapleton

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Mike Farrell

Richard Miller

Mike Farrell

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Gail Strickland

Marlene

Gail Strickland

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Mary Jackson

Edna Miller

Mary Jackson

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Jenny O'Hara

Patty Miller

Jenny O'Hara

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Lew Ayres

Dan Miller

Lew Ayres

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Margaret Hamilton

Grandma Miller

Margaret Hamilton

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Michael Goodwin

Mr. Carstairs

Michael Goodwin

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Michael J. Fox

Ricky

Michael J. Fox

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Larry Buck

Instructor

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Margaret Martin

Millie

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Nicholas Rice

Kennel Owner

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Robert Stelmach

Car Salesman

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Guy Bannerman

Mechanic

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Blu Mankuma

Mover #1

Blu Mankuma

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Jonathon Pallone

Mover #2

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Paul Rothery

Office Boy

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Shirley Barclay

Minnie

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John Röder

Mr. Everett

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Gail Rosella

Checker

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Fred Bass

Walter Jackson

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Wayne Cox

Policeman

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Lon Katzman

Prowler

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Dorothy Goldrick

Old Woman

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Virginia Harrison

Mrs. Lawson

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Barney Potts

Calvin

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Alex Kliner

Stanley

Alex Kliner

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Celeste MacLeod

Frances

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