A little shepherd boy newly arrived in Heaven tries to adjust to life in the Hereafter.A little shepherd boy newly arrived in Heaven tries to adjust to life in the Hereafter.A little shepherd boy newly arrived in Heaven tries to adjust to life in the Hereafter.
Christine Spencer
- 2nd Choir Angel Soloist
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe plot is very different from the original due to the regulations covering children's programming at the time. Michael is never naughty and is always on his best behavior. In fact, actors in these programs weren't even allowed to roll up their sleeves.
- GoofsAs Michael is "falling" off the cliff, a pair of hands appear at the left of the frame to catch him.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Johnny Whitaker is a rebellious pre-teen angel in a blue-screen Heaven...
Although this TV special, probably quite imaginative for 1969, now looks like an under-dressed, blue-screen relic from years past, it still has enough musical flair, talented players and soft-hearted sentiment to make it a passable holiday entertainment. Johnny Whitaker, as the shepherd boy who follows a white dove off a cliff and winds up in the Hereafter, isn't an accomplished vocalist yet is still a most efficient child-actor, carrying most of this show along with his youthful enthusiasm; Whitaker is quite adept at picking up his musical cues, and is comfortably at-home sharing the screen with heavyweights such as Fred Gwynne (sporting a thick crop of dark hair!), Tony Randall, Connie Stevens, James Coco, and E. G. Marshall. The costumes are fairly unflattering on everybody (Whitaker's shepherd's skirt is far too brief--exposing his knobby knees), and the primitive effects are an eyesore, however the songs are rather tuneful and everyone involved proves to be a good sport and pulls this off with sheer professionalism.
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- moonspinner55
- Jan 27, 2007
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- Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Littlest Angel (#19.2)
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