{"title":"Charlie & The Angel","dateDebut":"1973","dateEnd":null,"description":" The story takes place in a small midwestern town in the\r\n\r\nmid 1930's.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Charlie Appleby\"(played by Fred MacMurray)is more concerned\r\n\r\nabout trying to maintain his hardware business than spending time\r\n\r\nwith his wife and their three kids.\r\n\r\n\r\n One morning..while he is opening up his store..\"Charlie\"is nearly\r\n\r\nkilled in what appears to be freak accidents.\r\n\r\n\r\n It isn't until the end of the day that he finds out that the\r\n\r\nattemps on his life were not accidential.\r\n\r\n\r\n He soon meets an elderly angel named\"Roy Zerney\"(played\r\n\r\nby Harry Morgan).\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Mr.Zerney The Angel\"tells \"Charlie\"that his time is up\r\n\r\nand that he must die and come to heaven with him.\r\n\r\n\r\n At first..\"Charlie\"doesn't believe that the crazy old\r\n\r\nman is a real angel and he tells him to get lost.\r\n\r\n\r\n When he proves that he is a heavenly messenger\r\n\r\nand that \"Appleby's\"time is up..\"Charlie\"begs for more\r\n\r\ntime to prepare for the end.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Zerney\"is not willing to do this..but he relunctantly\r\n\r\nagrees and he departs..while \"Charlie\"prepares his will\r\n\r\nand he tries to spend some time with his family.\r\n\r\n\r\n His kids \"Rupert\"(Played by Vincent Van Patten),\r\n\r\n\"Willie\",\"Leonora\" and his wife\"Nettie\"(played by Cloris\r\n\r\nLeachman)are suspicious of the patriach's change of\r\n\r\nheart.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Nettie\"believes that her husband is insane and\r\n\r\nhas him see the family doctor(played by Liam Dunn)for\r\n\r\na checkup.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Leonora\"becomes involved in a questionable\r\n\r\nrelationship with\"Ray Ferris\"(played by Kurt Russell)\r\n\r\n..\"Ferris\"works in a local speak easy called\"Sadie's Place\"\r\n\r\nand \"Charlie\"tells \"Ferris\"to stay away from his daughter.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Rupert\" and \"Willie\"go to work for a local junk dealer\r\n\r\nnamed\"Felix\"(played by Larry D.Mann)..his junk yard is really\r\n\r\na front for a bootlegging operation.\r\n\r\n\r\n And the two boys are hired to deliver booze to\r\n\r\n\"Sadie's Place\"by driving an old truck.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Charlie\"becomes aware of his son's involvement\r\n\r\nwith the bootlegger's and he becomes frightened..when\r\n\r\ntwo of the crooks(played by Richard Bakilyn and Mills\r\n\r\nWatson)assault Felix and kidnap his sons.\r\n\r\n\r\n The crooks have the kids take them to the\"Appleby\"\r\n\r\nhouse.\r\n\r\n\r\n Where they make the family their prisoners..\r\n\r\nBut?\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Charlie\"grabs the gun from the crooks and clobbers\r\n\r\nthem and calls the police.\r\n\r\n\r\n After turning the crooks over to the police chief\r\n\r\n(played by George O'Hanlon)..\"Charlie\"finds out that there\r\n\r\nis a reward of $500,000 dollars for their capture.\r\n\r\n\r\n Everyone is happy about this good fortune and they\r\n\r\nwant to use the monies for the kids future and to go to\r\n\r\nThe Chicago World's Fair.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Charlie\"doesn't share in the merriment..for he\r\n\r\nhas to go see \"Roy Zerney\"and go to heaven with him.\r\n\r\n\r\n He drives to a certain street to meet with \"Roy\"\r\n\r\n..when he finally meets up with the elderly angel.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Roy\"tells \"Charlie\"that he woint have to go to\r\n\r\nheaven with him..that because of his good deed..he'll\r\n\r\nstay alive and not know when his time will be up.\r\n\r\n\r\n After hearing this good news..\"Charlie\"returns\r\n\r\nhome.\r\n\r\n\r\n Where he prepares his family for their well earned\r\n\r\nhappy vacation and a better life.\r\n\r\n\r\n \"Charlie & The Angel\"was not a hit with moviegoers\r\n\r\nin 1973..but it would finally gain it's audience via tv reruns\r\n\r\nand being rereleased on home video.\r\n\r\n\r\n This was Mr.Fred MacMurray's last movie.\r\n\r\n\r\n ","leadImageMedUrl":null}