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  • American Playhouse Noon Wine (Season 4, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

Noon Wine (Season 4, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

On a hot day in Texas in the the 1890s, a stranger shows up at the small dairy farm of Royal and Ellie Thompson. He asks for work and is hired. He's a taciturn, English-speaking Swede from North Dakota; he's competent, strong, and good at ...See moreOn a hot day in Texas in the the 1890s, a stranger shows up at the small dairy farm of Royal and Ellie Thompson. He asks for work and is hired. He's a taciturn, English-speaking Swede from North Dakota; he's competent, strong, and good at farming and dairying. The years pass, the farm flourishes. Then one day a second stranger, also from North Dakota, Homer Hatch, arrives and lives are changed in ways no-one could have imagined. Written by Eileen Berdon See less
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Director
Michael Fields (directed by)
Writers
Katherine Anne Porter (based on the story by) | Michael Fields (adapted for the screen by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Juan Ruiz Anchía (as Juan Ruiz-Anchia)
Editor
Casting Director
Production Designer
Charles C. Bennett (as Charles Bennett)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 21, 1985

Release date
Jan 21, 1985 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Fred Ward
Royal Earle Thompson Royal Earle Thompson   See fewer
Stellan Skarsgård
Olaf Helton Olaf Helton   See fewer
Adam Faraizl
Young Arthur Young Arthur   See fewer
Enrique Brown
Young Herbert Young Herbert   See fewer
Lise Hilboldt
Ellie Thompson Ellie Thompson   See fewer
James N. Harrell
Tom Allbright Tom Allbright   See fewer
Jon Cryer
Teenage Herbert Teenage Herbert   See fewer
Brent Hadaway
Teenage Arthur Teenage Arthur   See fewer
Pat Hingle
Homer T. Hatch Homer T. Hatch   See fewer
James Gammon
Sheriff Sheriff   See fewer
Wayne Tippit
Mr. Burleigh (as Wayne Tippet) Mr. Burleigh (as Wayne Tippet)   See fewer
Roberts Blossom
Mr. McClellan Mr. McClellan   See fewer
Billie Keller
Mrs. McClellan Mrs. McClellan   See fewer
Shawn Sattler
McClellan Boy McClellan Boy   See fewer
Jerry Biggs
Mr. Manning Mr. Manning   See fewer
Doris Hargrave
Mrs. Manning Mrs. Manning   See fewer
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