The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle
1958 · 48 min · Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
A boy, Chad, confined to a wheelchair, raises pigeons, and they are the therapy that he needs to walk again, when he forgets his own troubles to try to save his favorite pigeon.
Directed by Walter Perkins
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- B Bradley Payne Chad Smith
- W Winifred Davenport Mrs. Smith
- G George Fenneman Narrator (voice)
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1919
MovieComedy
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