The Dollmaker
Director Daniel Petrie
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
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Cast
Ann Hearn
Max
Cheryl Hamada
Mrs. Saito
Amanda Plummer
Mamie
Phyllis Boyens
Mrs. Hull
Raymond Serra
Joe
Studs Terkel
Taxi Driver
Sheb Wooley
Mr. Kendrick
James N. Harrell
Old John Miller
Mike Timoney
Army Major
Bruce McKinnon
Soldier
Jane Fonda
Gertie Nevels
Levon Helm
Clovis
Geraldine Page
Mrs. Kendrick
Christine Ebersole
Miss Vashinski
Pat Billingsley
Cooper (as Patrick Billingsley)
Nikki Creswell
Cassie
Dan Hedaya
Skyros
Mike Bacarella
Truck Driver
Diane Dorsey
Irish Neighbor