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  • American Playhouse A Mistaken Charity (Season 6, Episode 4)
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    TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

A Mistaken Charity (Season 6, Episode 4)
Approved
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two elderly, impoverished women are forced from the family farm by well-meaning neighbors. Ensconced at a "Home for Elderly Ladies", they are miserable and begin their journey back home.
Director
Chuck Portz (as C.R. Portz)
Writers
Lawrence DuKore (teleplay) | Mary Eleanor Freeman (story) (as Mary Wilkins Freeman) | Chuck Portz (teleplay) (as C.R. Portz)
Producer
Bette Craig
Composer
Michael Minard
Cinematographer
Steve Silverman
Editor
Peter Kinoy
Production Designer
Nancy Arons
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 16, 1987
Release date
Feb 16, 1987 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 8 wins & 31 nominations

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