The Young Runaways (1978)
Overview
Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.831 |
Directed By
Russ Mayberry
Crew
Sy Gomberg
Russ Mayberry
Christopher N. Seiter
Emily Sundby
Christopher N. Seiter
Herb Taylor
Craig R. Baxley
William H. Burton Sr.
Glenn R. Wilder
John B. Mansbridge
John D. Bloss
Chuck Keehne
Charles F. Wheeler
Donna Turner Culver
Greg Valtierra
Walter Sheets
Ron Miller
Robert J. Schiffer
Tommy J. Huff
Bob Bring
Sharon Thomas
Peter McEvoy
Robert F. Brunner
Jack Senter
Jack Wadsworth
Jerome Courtland
TOP CAST
Anne Francis
Marian Lockhart
Robert Webber
Fred Lockhart
Gary Collins
Lt. Ray Phillips
Pat Delany
Katherine Phillips
Alicia Fleer
Rosebud Doyle
Tommy Crebbs
Joseph T. Doyle
Richard Bakalyan
Jocko
Walter Barnes
Sgt. Abel
Lucille Benson
Grandma Hopkins
Chip Courtland
Eric
Kurt Courtland
Stanley
Sonny Shroyer
C.L. Doyle
Sharon Farrell
Mamma Doyle
Tim Pelligrino
Little Freddie Doyle
Daryn Sipes
Margaret Jean Doyle
Barbara Hale
Mrs. Ogle
Ken Jones
Mike
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Heather
Cynthia Mayberry
Girl Backpacker
Dermott Downs
Chuck
Howard Platt
Bubba
Dolores Sandoz
Miss Anderson
Steve Sherman
Pete
John Lupton
Benefactor
Michael Warren
Officer #1
Robert Dunlap
Officer #2
Walt Davis
Officer #3
Newell Alexander
Doctor
Dick Wieand
Cop
Brad Wilkin
Boy Backpacker
Poindexter Yothers
Louis
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