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Promises in the Dark (1979)
A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. She joins the West Hartford medical practice of Dr. Walter McInterny, a doctor approaching retirement age. 17-year-old Elizabeth "Buffy" Koenig is a precocious student at West Hartford's William Hall High School. Her boyfriend Gerry is a football player at Hall High. While Dr. McInterny is away on vacation, longtime patient Buffy hurts her leg while harmlessly kicking a soccer ball during Gerry's nearby football practice. At the hospital, Dr. Kendall finds that not only is the leg broken, but the bone was also weakened by cancer. Dr. Kendall treats Buffy and the two develop a bond that extends beyond the doctor-patient relationship; Dr. Kendall is drawn to Buffy's humor and raw honesty.
Updated May 25 2020
Cast
Donald Moffat
Dr. Walter McInerny
Marsha Mason
Dr. Alexandra Kendall
Bonnie Bartlett
Nurse Farber
Susan Clark
Fran Koenig
Kathleen Beller
Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig
Paul Clemens
Gerry Hulin
Michael Brandon
Dr. Jim Sandman
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Crew
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Bob Wyman
Editor
Jerome Hellman
Director
Adam Holender
Director of Photography
Loring Mandel
Writer
