Summary An old Jewish shop owner Mr. Shaddick ('Peter Falk') suddenly finds himself responsible for a little black boy named Herman Washington ('Aaron Meek') trying to escape the chaos of Harlem as part of a sponsorship program. At first, Mr. Shaddick wants nothing more than to get rid of the kid, but to spite the well to do lady who tries to take him over to her home, he decides to take Herman in. As time goes on, Mr. Shaddick finds himself caring about Herman and has the misfortune of being the bearer of bad news, which reminds him of when he received a telegram himself. View more details
Directed : Robert Wise
Written : Rod Serling
Stars : Peter Falk Nastassja Kinski Andrew McCarthy Ruby Dee
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 26, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies : Hallmark Entertainment Showtime Original Pictures for All Ages
Summary An old Jewish shop owner Mr. Shaddick ('Peter Falk') suddenly finds himself responsible for a little black boy named Herman Washington ('Aaron Meek') trying to escape the chaos of Harlem as part of a sponsorship program. At first, Mr. Shaddick wants nothing more than to get rid of the kid, but to spite the well to do lady who tries to take him over to her home, he decides to take Herman in. As time goes on, Mr. Shaddick finds himself caring about Herman and has the misfortune of being the bearer of bad news, which reminds him of when he received a telegram himself. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 26, 2000
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies : Hallmark Entertainment Showtime Original Pictures for All Ages
