Aunt Mary

Dec 5, 1979

1h 38m

★ 7.3

Overview

The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Henry Jaffe Interprises Inc.

Aunt Mary Trailers

Cast

Mary Dobkin

Jean Stapleton

Harry Strasberg

Martin Balsam

Dr. Hoxley

Harold Gould

Amos Jones

Dolph Sweet

Berwick

Robert Emhardt

Det. LaMonica

Philip Bruns

Vernon

Robbie Rist

Nicholas Rocco

Anthony Cafiso

Billy

K.C. Martel

Clyde Hopper

Hap Lawrence

George Hazel

Gerry Black

Grace Hazel

Marilyn Coleman

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