Re: Looking for a CFN film about a little boy who lives with an old woman
I think I found it. If this is the right film, it was called "A Christmas Memory" staring Geraldine Page. It was broadcast on television in 1966 on a program called "ABC Stage 67". It turns out that the film is autobiographical and was written by Truman Capote. Look at the user comments here, it appears to be a match:
Re: Looking for a CFN film about a little boy who lives with an old woman
Thank you both for your excellent investigative work! I just ordered a copy of, "A Christmas Memory". I am hoping this is the title. But somehow, I thought it was set in England or Wales. I've got my fingers crossed! If I can convert it to DVD I will let you all know. Of course only as an archive for the original!
Re: Looking for a CFN film about a little boy who lives with an old woman
I'm 99.99 % sure it's the film I saw. If you notice on the link to imdb.com viewer comments, one person mentions Sook making fruitcakes and sending fruitcakes to the President. Like I said before, I had searched imdb.com film plots for 'kite' and 'fruitcake'. I got a lot of hits but couldn't find the film of interest. I think if you register with imdb, you get better search results.
I'm thinking of ordering the film but it's too late for me to get the version I want by Christmas. There appear to be two versions on Amazon. One got bad reviews because it was grainy and was over $20. I think they're both b&w. We had a b&w television circa 1967 so that's the way I remember the film.
I just checked the book out of the local library. That will do for now. I think the book has three stories so the film only covers one out of three from the book.
Re: Looking for a CFN film about a little boy who lives with an old woman
>...I had searched imdb.com film plots for 'kite' and 'fruitcake'. I got a lot of hits but couldn't find the film of interest. I think if you register with imdb, you get better search results.
I didn't use the IMDB to find this one, just plain old Google. I plugged in a bunch of keywords based on the descriptions provided by the two of you, but I consistently came up with nothing. Then I thought, perhaps it was an aunt instead of a grandmother. Once I made the switch, the film came up immediately. Sometimes one word makes all the difference.
In any case, this movie sounds very interesting. I think I'll check it out for myself one of these days. :)
Re: Looking for a CFN film about a little boy who lives with an old woman
Got the film. "A Christmas Memory". You are dead on that that Geraldine Page is the film. What a great actress. If you ever get a chance to see her in the Night Gallery story, "My Husband is Killing Me", do so. She got an Emmy nomination for that one.
However, I still believe the version I saw was in color and set in England or Wales. And Truman Capote was not the narrator. Therefore the one I am remembering is evidently a re-make.
Still, the film made my Christmas. It came in on Christmas Eve and I saved it for Christmas Day night. What a wonderful story.