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An aging and recent widower, not wanting to spend his first Christmas alone, responds to an ad in the newspaper which reads: "You are not alone. We make social arrangements of all kinds." When he visits the Social Arranger, he makes it very clear his only interest is in "social company" and is subsequently introduced to a woman who agrees to spend the holiday with him. The woman bids him to not ask any questions about her personal life, which harbors a secret that threatens their developing friendship, and could ultimately change both their lives.
Theatrical
Dec 12, 1988
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 20, 2001
Director
Writer
Helen Norris
Producers
Colin Callender, Catherine Ann Jones, Edie Landau
Music
Studio
HBO Films
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jason Robards
John Tanner
J
Julie Harris
Iris
D
Don Francks
Social Arranger
J
James Eckhouse
Jim Tanner
P
Patricia Hamilton
Dora
D
Deborah Grover
Micki
D
David Gardner
Harry
T
Tom Harvey
Jack
B
Bill Lynn
Santa Claus
H
Helen Frost
Woman in Restaurant
L
Lawrence Dane
Michael Rosten (uncredited)
G
Gwynyth Walsh
Betty (uncredited)
