Henry Fonda stars as Col. J. C. Kincaid, crusty patriarch of a Texas family. Kincaid's weak-willed son Floyd (George Grizzard) wants to get into the old man's good graces so that he can develop the Colonel's vast land ownings. Floyd arranges a city-wide celebration lauding Kincaid as the oldest living graduate of a nearby military academy. The festivities serve only to make the already sour Kincaid even more truculent and miserable. Adapted from Preston Jones' 1974 play and originally telecast live from Dallas' Southern Methodist University on April 7, 1980.
Gareth Davies | Producer |
Paul Waigner | Associate Producer |
David Jenkins | Production Design |
Danny Franks | Lighting Design |
Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
Sheila Lauder | Script Supervisor |
Jacqueline Tone | Executive Producer's Assistant |
Ginny Partridge | Production Assistant |
Dwight Adair | Dialect Coach |
Fred Kolouch | Set Decoration |