The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Rider McDowell Michael De Guzman |
Directed by | Robert Ellis Miller |
Starring | Diana Scarwid Robert Urich Tegan Moss |
Music by | Simon Kendall Al Rodger |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Craig Anderson |
Producer(s) | Tom Rowe Lisa Towers Rider McDowell (co-producer) |
Production location(s) | Vancouver |
Cinematography | David Geddes |
Editor(s) | Robert K. Lambert |
Running time | 92 mins. |
Production company(s) | International Family Entertainment, Inc. Hallmark Entertainment Craig Anderson Productions Pacific Motion Pictures Signboard Hill Productions |
Release | |
Original network | The Family Channel |
Picture format | Color |
Original release |
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External links | |
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The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue is an American 1996 television film directed by Robert Ellis Miller, the last film Miller directed before his death on January 27, 2017. The film was completed days before actor Robert Urich had surgery for cancer.[1]
Plot[edit]
During the Great Depression, an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, prompting his three children to travel over 500 miles to the White House in search of help from President Herbert Hoover in order to have their father home for Christmas.
Cast[edit]
- Diana Scarwid as Annie Feagan
- Robert Urich as Angus Feagan
- Tegan Moss as Bernice Feagan
- Britt Irvin as Lily Feagan
- Alexander Pollock as Jack Feagan
- Camille Mitchell as Margaret
- Thomas Peacocke as President Herbert Hoover
Reception[edit]
Radio Times gave it 2 stars, saying "Cheesy dialogue and general overacting don't help matters, though it still warms the heart when the trio are finally given their audience with President Hoover."[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ TV Guide December 14-19, 1996. pg. 130. Search this book on
- ↑ Freer, Sloan. "The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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