
To Grandmother's House We Go(1992)
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.

“Timothy Donovan is going home to visit his daughter. If he lives that long!”
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.

Darren McGavin
Timothy Donovan

Mickey Rooney
Bailey

Shelley Fabares
Grace Donovan

Murray Hamilton
Henry Carpenter

Michael Conrad
Silas Rumford

Ross Martin
Mayor Stokes

Katy Kurtzman
Jamie Carpenter

Brenda Scott
Charity
Larry D. Mann
Larson

John Crawford
Thunder City Sheriff
Donovan's Kid is a western, family, adventure, comedy, tv movie film released in 1979. Directed by Bernard McEveety, it stars Darren McGavin, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Fabares. Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.
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