Released:
1976-10-13

Overview:
On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and poetic youth in love with a neighbor girl, Muriel. When Richard's messages of poetry to Muriel upset her prudish father, Muriel is forbidden to see him and forced to write a letter saying she wishes no more to do with him. Richard, devastated, sets out to learn the evil ways of the world and put his broken heart behind him.

Director:
Arvin Brown

Runtime:
1h 57min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Anthony Petrillo
  as
  Tommy
• 
  Geraldine Fitzgerald
  as
  Essie Miller
• 
  William Swetland
  as
  Nat Miller
• 
  Christina Whitmore
  as
  Mildred
• 
  Victor Garber
  as
  Arthur