Better Late Than Never

Oct 17, 1979

2h 0m

★ 0.0

They steal a train -- they'll steal your heart.

Overview

Harry Landers is a feisty senior citizen who refuses to abide by the rules in a stodgy retirement home run by a dour Ms. Davis, in which Harry leads a revolt by the other goated senior citizen residents against the establishment.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Factor/Newland Productions

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Cast

Harry Landers

Harold Gould

J.D. Ashcroft

Strother Martin

Ms. Davis

Tyne Daly

Mr. Scott

Harry Morgan

Marjorie Crane

Marjorie Bennett

Dr. Zoltan Polos

Victor Buono

Captain Taylor

George Gobel

Lavinia Leventhal

Jeanette Nolan

Colonel Riddle

Donald Pleasence

Sheriff

Larry Storch

Milton Cohen

Lou Jacobi

Alke Elam

Paula Trueman

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