The Best Place to Be (1979)
A widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much younger man -- and then a former suitor comes back into the picture.
Top billed cast
Donna ReedSheila Callahan
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Bill Reardon
Mildred DunnockRose Price
Betty WhiteSally Cantrell
John Phillip LawDr. Gary Mancini
Stephanie ZimbalistMaryanne Callahan
Michael ShannonPatrick Callahan
Gregory HarrisonRick Jawlosky
Timothy HuttonTommy Callahan
Lloyd BochnerBob Stockwood
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