The Young Runaways (1978)

7.0/10 100 min Adventure Drama Family TV Movie

Overview

Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere. [Wonderful World of Disney (1954), Season 24, Episode 17]

Cast

Anne Francis

Marian Lockhart

Robert Webber

Fred Lockhart

Gary Collins

Lt. Ray Phillips

Richard Bakalyan

Jocko

Walter Barnes

Sgt. Abel

Lucille Benson

Grandma Hopkins

Sonny Shroyer

C.L. Doyle

Sharon Farrell

Mamma Doyle

Barbara Hale

Mrs. Ogle

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Heather

Dermott Downs

Chuck

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