Charley And The Angel

Nice period film set in the depression
STORY: During the Great Depression, Charley Appleby is a hard working small-town businessman. Since he started out so poor, he is relentless in his discipline to work hard and keep his business afloat. Even though he loves his family, he has neglected to spend enough quality time with them. His sons are especially hurt with him, and spend more time with other kids dads. One day his guardian angel shows up and lets him know his time is up, and Charley realizes he is leaving without making things right at home. But is his family too distant for him to do this? In the meantime he keeps trying to survive accidents intended to send him off. Will he mend things before he leaves? A series of mad-cap events involving his sons unknowingly transporting bootleg liquor, a prohibition era road house of ill repute, gangsters, police chases, a kidnapping, and more give him the chance to be a hero to his family.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Released theatrically in 1973, this was the last acting...

Would Disney PLEASE Re-Release This Classic On DVD!!!!
look. it's been too long. this film is obviously being neglected by Disney for some absurd reason. if the current Disney company wants anyone to believe they understand their origins and the original Burbank studio films they will not continue to neglect and ignore this film.
i mean this was Fred MacMurray's last film for Disney and that without a doubt means something in Disney history. or has the company forgotten what an asset MacMurray was in the fledgling days of the Disney live-action films?
some Disney films may seem obscure to those today, but to those of us that were there while Walt was still alive, and who never missed a single studio release, these films made a strong impression.
i think Disney needs to hire a true Disney fan on their staff who grew up watching these wonderful little films like a lot of us did. maybe then would the older live-action films get better treatment.
james johnston (the Alice fan)

Charley And The Angel Is Great
Struggling through the Depression years of the 1930s, Charley Appleby (Fred MacMurray) is a mserly storekeeperwhose idea of music is the sound of his cash register's bell. Then, abruptly, a series of near-fatal accidents, visitations from a novice angel (Harry Morgan of TV's M*A*S*H), and a run-in with bootlegging gansters help Charley gain a heartwarming - and hilarious - new outlook on life! Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman and Kurt Russell add to the fun in this whimsical Disney romp.

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