The Oldest Living Graduate

The Oldest Living Graduate

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1980-04-07

Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.

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Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.

Released

1980-04-07

Runtime

93

Director

Sheila Lauder

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Comedy

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

Gideon Productions

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    Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda
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    George Grizzard

    George Grizzard
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    Cloris Leachman

    Cloris Leachman
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    Harry Dean Stanton

    Harry Dean Stanton
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    Penelope Milford

    Penelope Milford
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    John Lithgow

    John Lithgow
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    David Ogden Stiers

    David Ogden Stiers
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    Allyn Ann McLerie

    Allyn Ann McLerie
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    Timothy Hutton

    Timothy Hutton