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Jude The Obscure · 11-28-2008, 06:36 PM

Anybody else remember this TV movie done on videotape with Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick and Lisa Lucas? Early 70s. So glad it's on DVD and wish CBS would put the other Addie Mills TV movies on DVD too--there was a Thanksgiving one (retitled The Holiday Treasure for VHS), an Easter one and a Valentine's Day one. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies to watch.

Posted this here so it would get maximum exposure, but if it needs to be moved to the chit chat movie thread, so be it

dakert · 11-28-2008, 11:24 PM

I remembered the Thanksgiving/Christmas movies. I even bought The House Without A Christmas Tree. I will always remember the scene where the dad says he will get a tree if his daughter drinks a glass of water (in one gulp), she does and he reneges

Jude The Obscure · 11-28-2008, 11:33 PM

Yea that part, he plays a very cruel trick on her to win the bet. It was after this movie I think Jason was involved in a wreck or something that messed up his upper lip, so afterwards, he always wore a mustache in his roles.

I love how the scenes end and begin with construction paper cutouts of the scenes that transition from the action to the paper and vice versa.

The girl who plays Addie's best friend was Alexa Kenin, who would go on to a nice career that was sadly ended when she was murdered in the '80s.

janet42 · 11-29-2008, 06:57 PM

I remember that movie. I thought that it was so mean that Addie's dad wouldn't let her have a Christmas Tree.

catlover79 · 11-29-2008, 09:21 PM

I've never heard of it, but it sounds good. I'll have to check it out.

Jude The Obscure · 11-30-2008, 08:41 PM

Oh Monika, darling, you just have to.......it's something right up your alley!
Yule Love it!

catlover79 · 11-30-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Oh Monika, darling, you just have to.......it's something right up your alley!
Yule Love it!

Jude, thank YULE for the recommendation!!

TeeVeeCloset · 12-01-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Anybody else remember this TV movie done on videotape with Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick and Lisa Lucas? Early 70s. So glad it's on DVD and wish CBS would put the other Addie Mills TV movies on DVD too--there was a Thanksgiving one (retitled The Holiday Treasure for VHS), an Easter one and a Valentine's Day one. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies to watch.

Posted this here so it would get maximum exposure, but if it needs to be moved to the chit chat movie thread, so be it

I absolutley love those movies and remember watching them originally...Yes all four need to be on DVD.....at least 3 were officially released on VHS....I was very fortunate to get the rare Valentine special titled "Addie & The King Of Hearts" the last produced in 1976, it was an hour long and featured a story about Addie's crush on her teacher and her dealing with her father dating a woman played by Diane Ladd.

Jude The Obscure · 12-01-2008, 10:28 PM

^You lucky dog!! someone pm'd me and offered to make me a copy of the Holiday Treasure--which will be nice if it happens.

Lisa as she grew older--she was becoming quite the looker!

11-28-2008, 06:36 PM	#1
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	The House Without a Christmas Tree Anybody else remember this TV movie done on videotape with Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick and Lisa Lucas? Early 70s. So glad it's on DVD and wish CBS would put the other Addie Mills TV movies on DVD too--there was a Thanksgiving one (retitled The Holiday Treasure for VHS), an Easter one and a Valentine's Day one. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies to watch. Posted this here so it would get maximum exposure, but if it needs to be moved to the chit chat movie thread, so be it
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11-28-2008, 11:24 PM	#2
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I remembered the Thanksgiving/Christmas movies. I even bought The House Without A Christmas Tree. I will always remember the scene where the dad says he will get a tree if his daughter drinks a glass of water (in one gulp), she does and he reneges
	Last edited by dakert; 11-29-2008 at 10:42 PM.

11-29-2008, 09:21 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I've never heard of it, but it sounds good. I'll have to check it out.
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11-28-2008, 11:33 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Yea that part, he plays a very cruel trick on her to win the bet. It was after this movie I think Jason was involved in a wreck or something that messed up his upper lip, so afterwards, he always wore a mustache in his roles. I love how the scenes end and begin with construction paper cutouts of the scenes that transition from the action to the paper and vice versa. The girl who plays Addie's best friend was Alexa Kenin, who would go on to a nice career that was sadly ended when she was murdered in the '80s.

11-29-2008, 06:57 PM	#4
janet42 Three's Company Fan! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,757	I remember that movie. I thought that it was so mean that Addie's dad wouldn't let her have a Christmas Tree.

11-30-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Oh Monika, darling, you just have to.......it's something right up your alley! Yule Love it!

12-01-2008, 10:28 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	^You lucky dog!! someone pm'd me and offered to make me a copy of the Holiday Treasure--which will be nice if it happens. Lisa as she grew older--she was becoming quite the looker!