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Plot

When actor Lionel Jeffries turned to directing in the 1970s, he exhibited a preference for whimsy, as witness The Railway Children. Jeffries' Baxter is a notable exception to this rule, though, as with his other directorial efforts, he shows a keen sensitivity for the travails of troubled youngsters. Scott Jacoby plays Baxter, a boy with a marked speech impediment. His affliction worsens as his parents' marriage disintegrates. Patricia Neal plays a dedicated speech therapist who realizes that Baxter's problems go deeper than his inability to speak normally. Baxter was scripted by "Golden Age" TV veteran Reginald Rose.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
105min.
Director(s):
Lionel Jeffries
Starring:
Patricia Neal , Jean-Pierre Cassel , Britt Ekland , Lynn Carlin , Scott Jacoby
Themes:
Doctors and Patients,Crumbling Marriages
Keywords:
marriage-problems,speech-impediment,speech-therapist