Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

98 mins | Adventure, Family, TV Movie | July 12, 1981

Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

98 mins | Adventure, Family, TV Movie | July 12, 1981

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.
Producers Daniel Wilson Productions Inc.
Original title Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Directors Larry Elikann
Writers Art Wallace

Cast

Jack Albertson

as Charlie Bartlett

Adrienne Barbeau

as Susan O'Neill

John Reilly

as Wes Cummings

Slim Pickens

as Ben Khlover

William Bogert

as Alfred Lawson

Pat Cooper

as Uncle Mike

Bert Freed

as Carlo

Anne Seymour

as Mrs. Lawson

William Sadler

as Joey

Moosie Drier

as Morris O'Neill

Laurence Haddon

as Sam Spade

Jack Knight

as Police Sergeant

Morgan Farley

as Fraiser (as Morgan Farlay)

Robert Lussier

as Clerk

Stack Pierce

as Lucas

Jack Collins

as Sgt. Squire

Edward Ansara

as Gardener

Irvin Mosley Jr.

as Morgan (as Irvin Mosley)

Jack O'Leary

as Grant

Claude Traverse

as Mallox

Angela Aames

as Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

Luther Fear

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Jeffrey Paul Morgan

as Trucker (uncredited)