“Timothy Donovan is going home to visit his daughter. If he lives that long!”
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.
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Darren McGavin
Timothy Donovan
Known for
A Christmas Story
Billy Madison
Mickey Rooney
Bailey
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Bernard McEveety
Al Francis
Shelley Fabares
Grace Donovan
Known for
Coach
Superman: The Animated Series
Peter S. Fischer
Harry Spalding
Murray Hamilton
Henry Carpenter
Known for
Jaws
The Graduate
Michael Conrad
Silas Rumford
Known for
Hill Street Blues
The Longest Yard
Tony Devon
Mr. Bleecker
Ross Martin
Mayor Stokes
Known for
The Wild Wild West
The Great Race
Katy Kurtzman
Jamie Carpenter
Known for
Dynasty
Bernard McEveety Director · Harry Spalding Writer Peter S. Fischer Story
United States release January 7, 1979 · Produced in United States · Production Walt Disney Studios
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Walt Disney Productions
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Walt Disney Studios
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 7, 1979
TV · NBC
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