16mm Filmography
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Family of Strangers (Edited Version)

Dramatizes a story about two single parents (a widowed father of two girls and a divorcee with one daughter) who marry to show that being a real family does not mean living in the same house. Focuses on 12-year-old Carrie's adjustment to her mother's remarriage and the acquisition of a stepfather and two stepsisters. Observes the most serious problem arising when Dominic, thinking his plans will save the family, announces his desire to adopt Carrie, much to her surprise and dismay. Concludes with the family taking its first strides toward becoming a family of friends when Dominic tells Carrie how much he cares for her and that he respects her choice not to be adopted. Based on a novel by Betty Bates.

More in Learning to be Human Series

  1. Angel and Big Joe 1975
  2. Big Henry and the polka dot kid (Edited Version) 1976
  3. Luke Was There 1976
  4. Death of a Gandy Dancer 1977
  5. Very Good Friends 1977
  6. Nikkolina 1978
  7. Rodeo Red and the Runaway (Edited, Captioned Version) 1978
  8. Seven Wishes of Joanna Peabody, The 1978
  9. Snowbound 1978
  10. Best Horse 1979
  11. Shoeshine Girl 1979
  12. Family of Strangers (Edited Version) 1980
  13. My Mother Was Never a Kid (Edited Version) 1980
  14. Stoned (An Anti-Drug Film) (Edited Version) 1981

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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