Overview

Hamilton Cade is an alcoholic teacher striving to put his life back together. He accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child" only to find that young Freddie is mentally retarded. A black man who works for Freddie's father also becomes interested in teaching the child and becomes a second role model for him.

Top Cast

David McCallum

Hamilton Cade

Ossie Davis

Charles Carter

George Grizzard

F. Niles Putnam

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Billy Schulman

Freddie Putnam

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Sally Chamberlin

Woman

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Anthony Jones

Joey