The Philco Television Playhouse The Trip to Bountiful (Season 5, Episode 16)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Trip to Bountiful (Season 5, Episode 16)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small ...See moreCarrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. Watts' Social Security check. Then, Mrs. Watts makes a successful escape and last trip home. Written by Mark Fleetwood See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
John Beal Ludie Ludie See fewer	The Firm (1993)
Dennis Cross Railroad Ticket Agent Railroad Ticket Agent See fewer	The Blue Angels (1960)
Lillian Gish Carrie Watts Carrie Watts See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
William Hansen Harrison Ticket Agent Harrison Ticket Agent See fewer	1776 (1972)
Will Hare Houston Ticket Agent Houston Ticket Agent See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Eileen Heckart Jessie Mae Jessie Mae See fewer	The Bad Seed (1956)
Frank Overton Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Eva Marie Saint Thelma Thelma See fewer	On the Waterfront (1954)