Movie: A Last Cry for Help

Top 10 Billed Cast

Linda Purl
Linda Purl

Sharon Muir

Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones

Joan Muir

Tony Lo Bianco
Tony Lo Bianco

Dr. Ben Abbot

Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton

Ralph Muir

Grant Goodeve
Grant Goodeve

Jeff Burgess

Karen Lamm
Karen Lamm

Connie

Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward

Mr. Burgess

Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Eilbacher

Sandy

Delta Burke
Delta Burke

Carol

Robin Strand
Robin Strand

Budd

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    Sharon appears to be a normal 17-year-old girl with good grades, many friends, and a wonderful personality - hardly someone you think would be considering suicide. But her home life is constrained by the pressures and expectations of her parents. She slowly spirals downward, her mother at one point telling her that she has no business being unhappy. So, she gulps down a bottle of sleeping pills. She is saved, but for how long?

  • Release Date

    1979-01-19

  • Average

    10

  • Rating:

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    English
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