The Letters (TV Movie 1973)

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John Forsythe

Paul Anderson (The Andersons episode)

Pamela Franklin

Karen Forrester (The Forresters Episode)

Ida Lupino

Mrs. Forrester

Dina Merrill

Penelope Parkington (The Parkingtons Episode)

Ben Murphy

Joe Randolph (The Forresters Episode)

Leslie Nielsen

Derek Childs (The Parkingtons Episode)

Jane Powell

Elaine Anderson (The Andersons Episode)

Barbara Stanwyck

Geraldine Parkington

Lesley Ann Warren

Laura Reynolds (The Andersons Episode)
(as Lesley Warren)

Henry Jones

The Postman

Trish Mahoney

Stewardess (The Andersons Episode)

Gary Dubin

Paul Anderson Jr. (The Andersons episode)

Mia Bendixsen

Lisa (The Andersons episode)

Gilchrist Stuart

Michael (The Parkingtons Episode)

Orville Sherman

Minister (The Parkingtons Episode)

Shelly Novack

Sonny (The Forresters Episode)

Frederick Herrick

Billy (The Forresters Episode)

Ann Noland

Sally (The Forresters Episode)

I was pleasantly surprised by this little drama, very well acted which could have given a good TV show. what amused me the most is that's the same mail man for all those three stories. But after all, maybe the three stories took place in the same neighbourhood...

Yes, this is a pretty good surprise, the typical stuff that TV industry may give from time to time. I guess there must me many more hidden. I am myself a French mail employee and that tale amused me a lot. Thanks.

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Trivia
In 1973, Aaron Spelling developed two pilots with a similar theme: this one and Letters from Three Lovers (1973). In both pilots, letters were delayed in delivery by one year per accident or mischance; the delay would have a profound effect on the sender or the recipient. Henry Jones played the postman delivering the long lost letters in both pilots. Neither pilot was picked up for a continuing series.

Goofs
As the postman drives up to Mrs. Forrester's house, it is raining, and the shot from inside the car shows both windshield wipers running at medium speed. In the next shot in the driveway, the wiper on the driver's side is running at high speed and the wiper on the passenger side is missing completely.

Quotes
Elaine Anderson (The Andersons Episode): A woman's love is masochistic; don't you know that? no matter how happy we are, no matter how great things are going there's always that chance it'll be taken away from us.