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Charley and the Angel (1973)

03/23/1973 Family, Fantasy, Comedy 1h 33m
53%
User
Score
6.0/10

Overview

Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.

Vincent McEveety

Director

Roswell Rogers

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Charley Appleby

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Nettie Appleby

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Angel

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Ray Ferris

Kathleen Cody

Kathleen Cody

Leonora Appleby

Vincent Van Patten

Vincent Van Patten

Willie Appleby

Scott C. Kolden

Scott C. Kolden

Rupert Appleby

George Lindsey

George Lindsey

Pete

Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Banker

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written on August 19, 2020

It's a solid film, but they could've done so much more with the premise.

I liked the vast majority of the early knockings of <em>'Charley and the Angel'</em>, as it sets up a potentially extremely interesting plot that will be filled to the brim with heart and impact. Unfortunately, in reality it barely scratches the surface of the latter things. They do make the story meaningful, but it's very much underdone. The reasoning for Charley being in the situation isn't fully portrayed either, just told as how it is.

Fred MacMurray adds to that initial feeling of mine, his acting is very good at the beginning; especially with his face and body language. He's still the standout throughout but, like the film itself, he falls flatter as he goes on.

Running MacMurray very close is Harry Mor...

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