The Best Place to Be

A widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much younger man -- and then a former suitor comes back into the picture.

Cast

Donna Reed

as Sheila Callahan

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

as Bill Reardon

Mildred Dunnock

as Rose Price

Betty White

as Sally Cantrell

John Phillip Law

as Dr. Gary Mancini

Stephanie Zimbalist

as Maryanne Callahan

Michael Shannon

as Patrick Callahan

Gregory Harrison

as Rick Jawlosky

Timothy Hutton

as Tommy Callahan

Lloyd Bochner

as Bob Stockwood

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