A Last Cry for Help

Jan 19, 1979

1h 38m

★ 10.0

Overview

Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals downward, her mother at one point telling her that she has no business being unhappy. So, she gulps down a bottle of sleeping pills. She is saved, but for how long?

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Myrt-Hal Productions

Viacom Productions

ABC

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Cast

Sharon Muir

Linda Purl

Joan Muir

Shirley Jones

Dr. Ben Abbot

Tony Lo Bianco

Ralph Muir

Murray Hamilton

Jeff Burgess

Grant Goodeve

Connie

Karen Lamm

Mr. Burgess

Morgan Woodward

Sandy

Cindy Eilbacher

Carol

Delta Burke

Budd

Robin Strand

Willie

Renee Brown

Peter

Charles Lucia

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