The Angel Doll (2002)
The story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
Director: Alexander Johnston
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Keith Carradine as Adult Jerry Barlow |
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Betsy Brantley as Mary Barlow |
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Beatrice Bush as Pearl Cumberland |
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Pat Hingle as Noah Roudabush |
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Gil Johnson as Jack Barlow |
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Nick Searcy as Col. Brandeis |
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Cody Newton as Whitey Black |
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Michael Welch as Little Jerry Barlow |
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Diana Scarwid as Fronia Black |
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Nick Angel as Santa |
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Don Henderson Baker as Somber Man |
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Calleigh Crumpler as Emily |
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John Copeman as Milkman Woodrow Jones |
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Christian Durango as Randy Clark |
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Cordereau Dye as Let Cumberland |
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Kate Finlayson as Pageant Director |
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Kelly Jones Gabriele as Mrs. Edwards |
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Lindsey Good as Sandy Black |
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Deborah Hobart as Rose Clark |
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John Keenan as Emily's Dad |
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Chuck Kinlaw as Stump Parker |
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Bubba Lewis as Billy Barnes |
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Robin Mullins as Mrs. Barnes |
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Joanne Pankow as Nurse |
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Suzanne Pavlat as St. Jude Patient |
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Nina Repeta as Clerk |
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Leslie Riley as Emily's Mom |
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Dakota Smith as Bobby Rink |
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L.H. Smith as Theatre Manager |
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Patrick Stogner as Larry Barlow |
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Larry Tobias as Otis Madger |
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Suellen Yates as Linda Barlow |
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Derek Chandler as Military Police |
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Madeline Crow as |
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Giancarlo D'Alessandro as Boy Drinking Cheerwine (uncredited) |
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Sage Griffin as Boy in Hospital (uncredited) |
| Crew | Steven Thompson | Cinematography |
| Production | K. B. Edwards | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Pat Griffith | Sound |
| Production | Pat Hingle | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Matt Ramsey | Editor |
| Art | Michael H. Ward | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Farrell | Costume Design |
| Writing | Jerry Bledsoe | Novel |
| Production | Elaine Johnston | Producer |
| Production | Laura B. Edwards | Producer |
| Production | Jerry Bledsoe | Executive Producer |
| Production | Trenton McDevitt | Producer |
| Production | Rex Fuqua | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Chris Anderson | Music |
| Writing | Alexander Johnston | Writer |
| Directing | Alexander Johnston | Director |
