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A House Without A Christmas Tree

1972, Movie, NR, 95 mins

A House Without A Christmas Tree: Review

Based on one of four autobiographical, young-adult books by Gail Rock about growing up in rural Nebraska in 1946, this made-for-television movie features excellent performances and a refreshing absence of easy, everybody-gets-a-hug answers to hard emotional questions. Ten-year-old Addie (Lisa Lucas) lives with her widowed father, James Mills (Jason Robards), and his mother (Mildred Natwick) in Clear River, Neb. Still mourning his wife's death, Jamie has bottled up his feeling... read more leave a comment