Home to Stay

Home to Stay is a 1978 Canadian-American made-for-television drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Henry Fonda, Michael McGuire and Frances Hyland. It was originally broadcast on CBS on May 1, 1978.

Home to Stay
Genre	Drama
Based on	Grandpa and Frank by Janet Majerus
Written by	Suzanne Clauser
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Starring	Henry Fonda Michael McGuire Frances Hyland Doris Petrie
Music by	Micky Erbe Hagood Hardy
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Frederick H. Brogger David Susskind
Producer	Donald W. Reid
Production locations	Stouffville, Ontario Toronto
Cinematography	Reginald H. Morris
Editors	Kent Anthony Gene Milford
Running time	77 minutes
Production companies	D.W. Reid Film Corporation Time-Life Films
Budget	CAD1,200,000 (estimated)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 1, 1978 (1978-05-01)

Plot

Fonda portrays an old man who runs away from home with his young granddaughter rather than be placed in an old folks home.^[1]

Cast

• Henry Fonda as Grandpa George
• Michael McGuire as Frank McDermott
• Frances Hyland as Aunt Martha
• David Stambaugh as Joey Brewster
• Pixie Bigelow as Clara Hirshman
• Louis Del Grande as Richard
• Trudy Young as Hildy
• Doris Petrie as Mrs. Strickmeyer
• Eleanor Beecroft as Frances
• Kristen Vigard as Sarah
• Dave Thomas as Petrie
• David Hughes as Bill Brewster
• Judy Sinclair as Edith Brewster
• Len Doncheff as Farmer
• James D. Morris as Policeman

Filming Locations

• Seagrave, Ontario: the bed and breakfast
• 12 Scugog Line: the farm
• Toronto, Ontario: the city scenes