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The Best Place to Be
1979 | 195m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | David Miller |
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| Writer: | Helen Van Slyke, Stanford Whitmore |
| Staring: |
| A widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much younger man -- and then a former suitor comes back into the picture. | |
| Release Date: | May 27, 1979 |
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| Director: | David Miller |
| Writer: | Helen Van Slyke, Stanford Whitmore |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | widow, love affair |
| Production Companies | Ross Hunter Productions, Jacques Mapes Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Donna Reed | Sheila Callahan |
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Bill Reardon |
| Mildred Dunnock | Rose Price |
| Betty White | Sally Cantrell |
| John Phillip Law | Dr. Gary Mancini |
| Stephanie Zimbalist | Maryanne Callahan |
| Michael Shannon | Patrick Callahan |
| Gregory Harrison | Rick Jawlosky |
| Timothy Hutton | Tommy Callahan |
| Lloyd Bochner | Bob Stockwood |
| Madlyn Rhue | Emily Stockwood |
| Rick Jason | Paul Bellinger |
| Alice Backes | Kitty Rawlings |
| Peggy Converse | Jean Callahan |
| Leon Ames | William Callahan |
| Coleen Gray | Dottie Parker |
| Susan Walden | Betty Callahan |
| Liam Sullivan | Sean Callahan |
| Redmond Gleeson | |
| Booth Colman | |
| Joy Claussen | |
| Pat Corley | |
| Richard Rorke | |
| Jon Montoya | |
| Marguerite DeLain | |
| Eduardo Noriega | |
| Angelina Estrada | |
| Marcus K. Mukai | |
| Johnny Haymer | |
| Jack Grapes | |
| Raymond O'Keefe | |
| Frank Arno | |
| Gloria Stuart | |
| June Whitley Taylor | |
| Taldo Kenyon | |
| Harriet E. MacGibbon | |
| Julie Dolan | |
| Steve Eastin | |
| Charles Walker | |
| Jimmy Weldon | |
| Michael Sloane | |
| Mike Hammett | Tommy's Friend |
| Tom Logan | Dan Forsom |
| Chris Mancini |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Miller | Director |
| Helen Van Slyke | Book |
| Stanford Whitmore | Writer |
| Terry K. Meade | Director of Photography |
| Richard Bracken | Editor |
| Jack De Shields | Production Design |
| Chris Mancini | Songs |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jacques Mapes | Producer |
| Ross Hunter | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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