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    Drama TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Family Holvak, The

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    1 9 7 5 (USA)
    13 x 60 minute episodes

    Reverend Tom Holvak (Glenn Ford) and his family – wife Elizabeth (Julie Harris), teenage son Ramey (Lance Kerwin) and young daughter Julie Mae (Elizabeth Cheshire) – battled to survive the Depression in the Deep South, sometimes with their love for each other as their only defence.

    Being the religious head of their town (Bensfield, Tennessee) wasn’t enough to keep food on the table, so Tom farmed a small piece of land owned by the church to get by.

    Other regular characters included deputy Jim Shanks (William McKinney), Chester Purdle (Ted Gehring) the general store owner, his assistant Ida (Cynthia Howard), Ramey’s teacher Ellen Baldwin (Cristina Raines), and Mr Skinner (Henry Beckman), the owner of the Skinner Lumber Company.

    This delightful family show from NBC was gentle, quiet and highly moral. It was also well written and very well produced.

    Unfortunately, the show was not a ratings success and only six of the 13 produced episodes were aired.

    Rev. Tom Holvak
    Glenn Ford
    Elizabeth Holvak
    Julie Harris
    Ramey Holvak
    Lance Kerwin
    Julie Mae Holvak
    Elizabeth Cheshire
    Chester Purdle
    Ted Gehring
    Ida
    Cynthia Howard
    Deputy Jim Shanks
    William McKinney
    Ellen Baldwin
    Cristina Raines
    Mr Skinner
    Henry Beckman

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