Movie: The Littlest Angel

Top 10 Billed Cast

Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker

Michael

Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne

Patience, the Guardian Angel

Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway

Gabriel

E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall

God

John McGiver
John McGiver

Angel of the Peace

Tony Randall
Tony Randall

Democritus

George Rose
George Rose

The Celestial Psychopomp

Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens

The Flying Mistress

James Coco
James Coco

Father

Evelyn Russell
Evelyn Russell

Mother

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    Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthday. Michael doesn't fully understand where he is, or why he's there. A guardian angel named Patience is given the task of showing Michael the joys of Heaven and helping him find his place in the Hereafter.

  • Release Date

    1969-12-06

  • Average

    5.3

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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    English
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