The Thanksgiving Visitor
1968 · 44 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, TV Movie
In this sequel to Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory," a boy recalls his life with an elderly cousin in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school.
Directed by Frank Perry · Written by Truman Capote
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Geraldine Page Miss Sook - M Michael Kearney Buddy
- H Hansford Rowe III Odd Henderson
- J Joy Nicholson Miss Armstrong
- V Virginia Chew First Cousin
- L Lavinia Cassels Second Cousin
- N Neil Fitzgerald Uncle B
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Pierre Epstein Mr. Pruitt -
Georgia Simmons Mary Wheelwright -
Christopher Norris Annabelle Conklin -
Truman Capote Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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