Film

Teacher, Teacher

10.019691h 30mTV Movie Drama

Director: Fielder Cook
Year: 1969

Hamilton Cade is an alcoholic teacher striving to put his life back together. He accepts a job tutoring an "exceptional child" only to find that young Freddie is mentally retarded. A black man who works for Freddie's father also becomes interested in teaching the child and becomes a second role model for him.

Top cast

David McCallum

Hamilton Cade

Ossie Davis

Charles Carter

George Grizzard

F. Niles Putnam

Billy Schulman

Freddie Putnam

Sally Chamberlin

Woman

Anthony Jones

Joey

Directed by

Fielder Cook

Written by

Allan Sloane

Produced by

George Lefferts