Charley and the Angel

1973
G
1h 33m

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Charley is a workaholic family man who 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 ti... Read allCharley is a workaholic family man who 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.Charley is a workaholic family man who 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.

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6.1/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
The last film that Fred MacMurray made for Walt Disney Productions.

Goofs
At the beginning of the movie they talk about summer being almost over. The second day at the store, Charley stands by a wall calendar that says August, then when he gets home his sons give him a Father's Day card and he says "That's right, Sunday is Father's Day" which would mean it was mid-June.

Quotes
The Angel formerly Roy Zerney: Oh, those earthly things just fade away.

Alternate versions
Some versions completely cut out a scene where Ed Begley Jr's character Derwood comes to the Appleby home to take Leonora out on a date.

Connections
Featured in The Mouse Factory: Consciences (1972)

Soundtracks
Livin' One Day At The Time
By Shane Tatum and Ed Scott

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Half Baked tale of Deppression era

Quick Quiz folks: How old was Fred MacMurray when he made this film? He was born in 1908-this film was made in 1973. He was around 65 years old-too old to be a father of 2 young boys! He's old enough to be their grandfather. So, would someone please tell me why Disney Cast MacMurray as a father? He has since worn out his role as a father since "My three sons."

I like Fred MacMurray, I consider him to be one of the best actors in Hollywood but he's all wrong here as a father. Cloris Leachman is OK as the mother, certainly better than she was in "Scavenger Hunt."

Perhaps the best performances comes from the two boys, I like the scene where they drive a car!(and they seem to be the only ones who are enjoying themselves.) Harry Morgan is fine as the angel.

So, overall this film was a half baked attempt at a feel good story of a family in the Depression. It was made at a time when Watergate broke lose and the Vietnam war-so perhaps they made this movie as an escape from that.

I enjoy this film, but Disney should have done better with the story and the casting.