The Best Place to Be is a 1979 American TV film produced by Ross Hunter. It marked Donna Reed's return to acting after 13 years.[1]
| The Best Place to Be | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | David Miller |
| Starring | Donna Reed Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mildred Dunnock |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Producers | Ross Hunter Jacques Mapes |
| Cinematography | Terry K. Meade |
| Editor | Richard Bracken |
| Running time | 195 min. 240 min. |
| Production company | Ross Hunter Productions Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 27, 1979 (1979-05-27) |
Hunter planned a sequel but this did not eventuate.[2]
A widowed mother has an affair with a younger man.
Reed said of her character, "In a way, she is a child-woman. She must learn to grow up and earn her own way. It's a long, hard battle. The children get into trouble. She takes on the wrong lover, a younger man. It's really about a woman who grows up enough to know the difference between a really good, old-fashioned man and a rogue and a playboy. She learns the lesson and finally meets a man who is right for her."[3]
One review called it "a two part corpse".[4]
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Films directed by David Miller
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