Characters
- Addie Mills, the daughter (Lisa Lucas)
- James Mills, the father (Jason Robards)
- Addie's grandmother (Mildred Natwick)
- The adult Addie Mills, narrating (Patricia Hamilton, who was not credited)
- Billy Wild, classmate (Steven Dorsey)
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