The Man Who Could Talk to Kids

The Man Who Could Talk to Kids is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Donald Wrye. It was originally broadcast on ABC on October 17, 1973.^[1]

The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
Genre	Drama
Written by	Douglas Day Stewart
Directed by	Donald Wrye
Starring	Peter Boyle Scott Jacoby
Music by	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert W. Christiansen Rick Rosenberg
Cinematography	Gene Polito
Editor	Walter Thompson
Running time	75 min.
Production company	Tomorrow Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 17, 1973 (1973-10-17)

Plot

This is the story of one boy isolated in his world, who allows one man to penetrate it, in order to bring the family back together.

Cast

• Peter Boyle as Charlie Datweiler
• Scott Jacoby as Kenny Lassiter
• Collin Wilcox Paxton as Honor Lassiter
• Tyne Daly as Susie Datweiler
• Robert Reed as Tom Lassiter
• Denise Nickerson as Dena Pingitore
• Dudley Knight as Mr. Carling