Charley and the Angel

Charley is a workaholic family man that finds out from an angel that his "number's up" and he will be dying soon so he tries to change his ways and be a better husband and father with the time he has left.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Charley Appleby

Cloris Leachman

as Nettie Appleby

Harry Morgan

as Angel

Kurt Russell

as Ray Ferris

Kathleen Cody

as Leonora Appleby

Vincent Van Patten

as Willie Appleby

Scott C. Kolden

as Rupert Appleby

George Lindsey

as Pete

Edward Andrews

as Banker

Richard Bakalyan

as Buggs

Reviews

r96sk

It's a solid film, but they could've done so much more with the premise. I liked the vast majority of the early knockings of <em>'Charley and the Angel'</em>, as it sets up a potentially extremely interesting plot that will be filled to the brim with heart and impact. Unfortunately, in reality it...

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