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Billy Galvin

"A father and son so much alike they were worlds apart."

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PG 1986 · 1h 39m
Drama, Family
Starring Karl Malden · Lenny Von Dohlen · Joyce Van Patten
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Conflict arises between a steelworker and his son. The father wants the boy to have a chance to make more of himself than he did, but the son wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a steel-worker himself.

Theatrical
Nov 1, 1986
Director
John Gray
Studio
American Playhouse, Vestron Pictures
Keywords
boston, massachusetts blue collar worker father son conflict ironworker
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K
Karl Malden
L
Lenny Von Dohlen
J
Joyce Van Patten
T
Toni Kalem
A
Alan North
K
Keith Szarabajka
B
Barton Heyman
P
Paul Guilfoyle

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