Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 12, 1989

In the 1950s, a teenage boy struggles as his happy family is broken apart when the father he idolizes develops cancer.

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 12, 1989

Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
In the 1950s, a teenage boy struggles as his happy family is broken apart when the father he idolizes develops cancer.
Producers CBC
Original title Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird
Directors Sandy Wilson
Writers Jean Little, Anna Sandor

Cast

Linda Griffiths

as Kate Talbot

Geoffrey Bowes

as John Talbot

Louis Tripp

as Jeremy Talbot

Marsha Moreau

as Sarah Talbot

Martha Gibson

as Aunt Margery

Ken James

as Mr. Medford

Rosa Anderson-Barker

as Tess Medford

Helen Hughes

as Mrs. Mandel

Sam Aaron

as Mr. Mandel

Stuart Clow

as Real Estate Broker

Alana Shields

as Mrs. Meigs

Sherry Bie

as Mrs. Denver