The Angel Doll

The Angel Doll

93 mins | Drama, Family | Sept. 14, 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.

The Angel Doll

93 mins | Drama, Family | Sept. 14, 2002

The Angel Doll
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title The Angel Doll
Directors Alexander Johnston
Writers Alexander Johnston, Jerry Bledsoe

Cast

Keith Carradine

as Adult Jerry Barlow

Betsy Brantley

as Mary Barlow

Beatrice Bush

as Pearl Cumberland

Pat Hingle

as Noah Roudabush

Gil Johnson

as Jack Barlow

Nick Searcy

as Col. Brandeis

Cody Newton

as Whitey Black

Michael Welch

as Little Jerry Barlow

Diana Scarwid

as Fronia Black

Nick Angel

as Santa

Don Henderson Baker

as Somber Man

John Copeman

as Milkman Woodrow Jones

Christian Durango

as Randy Clark

Cordereau Dye

as Let Cumberland

Kate Finlayson

as Pageant Director

Kelly Jones Gabriele

as Mrs. Edwards

Lindsey Good

as Sandy Black

Deborah Hobart

as Rose Clark

John Keenan

as Emily's Dad

Chuck Kinlaw

as Stump Parker

Bubba Lewis

as Billy Barnes

Robin Mullins

as Mrs. Barnes

Joanne Pankow

as Nurse

Suzanne Pavlat

as St. Jude Patient

Nina Repeta

as Clerk

Leslie Riley

as Emily's Mom

Dakota Smith

as Bobby Rink

L.H. Smith

as Theatre Manager

Patrick Stogner

as Larry Barlow

Larry Tobias

as Otis Madger

Suellen Yates

as Linda Barlow

Derek Chandler

as Military Police

Giancarlo D'Alessandro

as Boy Drinking Cheerwine (uncredited)

Sage Griffin

as Boy in Hospital (uncredited)